Pulmonary Basics
Tiny sacs where gas exchange occurs in the lungs.
Answer: What are alveoli?
This condition results from low oxygen levels in tissues.
Answer: What is hypoxia?
The pulmonary system is responsible for this trio: ________, ________, and ________.
Answer: What are ventilation, oxygenation, and respiration?
These drugs stop coughs by blocking the cough reflex.
Answer: What are antitussives?
These diseases can impair the lungs: Asthma, COPD, and ________.
Answer: What is tuberculosis (TB)?
Temporary cessation of breathing.
Answer: What is apnea?
The inward movement of air into the lungs.
What is inspiration?
This is the process of moving air in and out of the lungs.
What is ventilation?
Low-dose codeine is an example of this type of medication.
Answer: What are narcotic analgesics used as antitussives?
This disease is treated with long-term antibiotic therapy.
Answer: What is tuberculosis (TB)?
This condition includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
What is COPD?
The process of gas exchange at the alveolar level.
Answer: What is respiration?
This virus affects infants and can lead to bronchiolitis.
Answer: What is RSV (respiratory syncytial virus)?
These drugs treat bronchospasms in asthma.
Answer: What are bronchodilators?
This disease affects mucus production and impacts pulmonary function.
Answer: What is cystic fibrosis?
Medical term for shortness of breath.
What is dyspnea?
This test is used to screen for tuberculosis.
What is PPD (purified protein derivative)?
This system works with the pulmonary system to ensure breathing.
Answer: What is the musculoskeletal system?
These drugs reduce viral severity but don't kill viruses.
Answer: What are antivirals?
Smoking cessation medications are used to prevent this habit's complications.
Answer: What is smoking?
The outward movement of air from the lungs.
What is expiration?
This is a dormant form of tuberculosis infection.
Answer: What is latent tuberculosis?
O2 therapy is commonly used for this condition seen in COPD.
Answer: What is hypoxia?
This type of medication stimulates the respiratory center for apnea.
Answer: What are respiratory stimulants (e.g., caffeine citrate, theophylline)?
Expectorants work by doing this to lung secretions.
Answer: What is thinning secretions to clear the lungs?