The Respiratory System
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| The nose is divided in the center by the nasal | septum
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| The nasal cavity is lined with | mucosa
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| The word that means pertaining to the heart and respiratory system is | cardiopulmonary
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| The medical term for throat is | pharynx
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| The area of the throat that is posterior to the nasal cavity is the | nasopharynx
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| The area of the throat that is posterior to the oral cavity is the | oropharynx
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| The area of the throat that is posterior to the larynx is the | laryngopharynx
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| The lidlike structure that seals off the entrance to the larynx so that swallowed food moves into the esophagus is called the | epiglottis
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| The medical word for "voice box" is | larynx
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| The medical term for "windpipe" is | trachea
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| The inferior end of the trachea splits to become the right and left primary | bronchi
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| Each primary bronchi enters the lung and branches into smaller | bronchioles
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| The nose and bronchial tree are lined with tiny small hairs called | cilia
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| The right lung contains how many lobes? | three
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| The left lung contains how many lobes? | two
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| The bronchioles branch into structures called | alveoli
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| Between the lungs lies the | mediastinum
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| The sheet of skeletal tissue that expands and contracts when you breath is called the | diaphragm
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| The double-layered serous membrane that surrounds each lung is called | pleura
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| The process of breathing in and out is called | respiration
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| Breathing in is called inhalation or | inspiration
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| Breathing out is called exhalation or | expiration
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| Having a normal depth and rate of respiration is known as | eupnea
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| When you inhale you breath in | oxygen
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| When you exhale you breath out | carbon dioxide
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| The rounded top of each lung is called the | apex
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| The compound that is formed when oxygen combines with the hemoglobin in red blood cells is called | oxyhemoglobin
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| The suffix that means "the study of" is | -logy
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| The prefix that means "upon; above" is | epi-
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| THe prefix that means "out; away from" is | ex-
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| The prefix that means "between" is | inter-
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| The prefix that means "again and again; backward; unable to" is | re-
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| The combining form that means "bronchus" is | bronch/o
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| The combining form that means "heart" is | cardi/o
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| The combining form that means "arising from, produced by" is | gen/o
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| The combining form that means "shaped like a globe; comprehensive" is | glob/o
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| The combining form that means "blood" is | hem/o
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| The combining form that means "oxygen" is | ox/o
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| The combining form that means "lung" is | pulmon/o
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| The suffix that means "sudden, involuntary muscle contraction" is | -spasm
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| The combining form that means "pertaining to the pharynx" is | pharyng/o
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| The combining form that means "pertaining to the diaphragm" is | diaphragmat/o
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| The combining form that means "pertaining to mucosa" is | mucos/o
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| The combining form that means "pertaining to the larynx" is | laryng/o
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| THe combining form that means "pertaining to the nose" is | nas/o
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| The combining form that means "pertaining to the chest" is | thorac/o
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| The combining form that means "pertaining to the mouth" is | or/o
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| The combining form that means "pertaining to the rib" is | cost/o
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| The abbreviation for "upper respiratory infection" is | URI
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| A spasm of the bronchus is called a | bronchospasm
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| The term for a prolonged, extremely severe, life-threatening asthma attack is called | status asthmaticus
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| Inflammation of the bronchus is called | bronchitis
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| Mucus production from the lungs is called | sputum
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| Chronic, permanent enlargement and loss of elasticity of the bronchioles is called | bronchiectasis
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| Irregular,crackling or bubbling sounds during inspiration are called | rales
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| Humming, whistling, or snoring sounds duirng inspiration or expiration are called | rhonchi
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| High-pitched, harsh, crowing sounds due to edema or obstruction in the trachea or larynx is called | stridor
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| High-pitched whistling or squeaking sounds during inspiration or expiration are called | wheezes
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| The medical term for collapsed lung is | atelectasis
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| The word that means "pertaining to pus" is | purulent
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| The word that means "pus in the chest" is | pyothorax
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| The combining form that means "fiber" is | fibr/o
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| The word that means " a localized collection of pus in the thoracic cavity " is | empyema
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| The combining form that means "bladder; fluid-filled sac; semisolid cyst" is | cyst/o
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| The abbreviation for "chronic obstructive pulmonary disease" is | COPD
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| The inherited, eventually fatal, respiratory disease caused by a recessive gene that affects children is called | cystic fibrosis
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| A condition of chronic, irreversibly damaged alveoli of the lungs, that primarily affects elderly patients is called | emphysema
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| The medical word for the flu is | influenza
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| The suffix that means "tumor" is | -oma
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| The combining form that means "gland" is | aden/o
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| A malignant tumor of a gland is called an | adenocarcinoma
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| The medical word for "Coal miner's lung" or "black lung disease" is | anthracosis
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| The suffix that means "condition; abnormal condition; process" is | -osis
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| The combining form anthrac/o means | coal
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| The combining form asbest/o means | asbestos
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| THe combining form that means lung;air is | pneum/o
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| The combining form coni/o means | dust
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| The occupational lung disease that is caused by inhaling some type of dust or particle is called | pneumoconiosis
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| THe combining form that means bacteria is | bacteri/o
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| The type of pneumonia that affects the bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli in the lungs is called | bronchopneumonia
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| Pneumonia that involves both lungs is called | double pneumonia
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| Acute pneumonia caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae is called | pneumococcal pneumonia
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| Severe pneumonia caused by a fungus that affects mostly AIDS patients is called | pnuemocystis jiroveci pneumonia
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| Pneumonia caused by a virus is called | viral pneumonia
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| A blood clot or fat globule that can block a pulmonary artery is called an | pulmonary embolus
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| The medical term that is abbreviated TB is | tuberculosis
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| Blood in the thoracic cavity is called | hemothorax
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| Accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavities is called a | pleural effusion
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| Inflammation of the pleura is called | pleurisy
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| A large volume of air in the pleural space is called a | pneumothorax
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| Brief or prolonged absence of spontaneous respirations (can happen during sleep) is called | apnea
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| Very slow breathing is called | bradypnea
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| The suffix that means "breathing" is | -pnea
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| Difficult, labored or painful respirations due to a lung condition is called | dyspnea
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| The prefix that means "painful, difficult, abnormal" is | dys-
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| The need to be propped in an upright or semi-upright position in order to breathe and sleep comfortably is called | orthopnea
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| The word that means "pertaining to pus" is | purulent
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| The word that means "pus in the chest" is | pyothorax
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| The combining form that means "fiber" is | fibr/o
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| The word that means " a localized collection of pus in the thoracic cavity " is | empyema
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| The combining form that means "bladder; fluid-filled sac; semisolid cyst" is | cyst/o
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| The abbreviation for "chronic obstructive pulmonary disease" is | COPD
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| The inherited, eventually fatal, respiratory disease caused by a recessive gene that affects children is called | cystic fibrosis
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| A condition of chronic, irreversibly damaged alveoli of the lungs, that primarily affects elderly patients is called | emphysema
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| The medical word for the flu is | influenza
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| The suffix that means "tumor" is | -oma
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| The combining form that means "gland" is | aden/o
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| A malignant tumor of a gland is called an | adenocarcinoma
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| The medical word for "Coal miner's lung" or "black lung disease" is | anthracosis
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| The suffix that means "condition; abnormal condition; process" is | -osis
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| The combining form anthrac/o means | coal
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| The combining form asbest/o means | asbestos
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| THe combining form that means lung;air is | pneum/o
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| The combining form coni/o means | dust
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| The occupational lung disease that is caused by inhaling some type of dust or particle is called | pneumoconiosis
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| THe combining form that means bacteria is | bacteri/o
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| The type of pneumonia that affects the bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli in the lungs is called | bronchopneumonia
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| Pneumonia that involves both lungs is called | double pneumonia
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| Acute pneumonia caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae is called | pneumococcal pneumonia
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| Severe pneumonia caused by a fungus that affects mostly AIDS patients is called | pnuemocystis jiroveci pneumonia
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| Pneumonia caused by a virus is called | viral pneumonia
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| A blood clot or fat globule that can block a pulmonary artery is called an | pulmonary embolus
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| The medical term that is abbreviated TB is | tuberculosis
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| Blood in the thoracic cavity is called | hemothorax
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| Accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavities is called a | pleural effusion
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| Inflammation of the pleura is called | pleurisy
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| A large volume of air in the pleural space is called a | pneumothorax
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| Brief or prolonged absence of spontaneous respirations (can happen during sleep) is called | apnea
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| Very slow breathing is called | bradypnea
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| The suffix that means "breathing" is | -pnea
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| Difficult, labored or painful respirations due to a lung condition is called | dyspnea
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| The prefix that means "painful, difficult, abnormal" is | dys-
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| The need to be propped in an upright or semi-upright position in order to breathe and sleep comfortably is called | orthopnea
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| The combining form "orth/o" means | straight
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| A rapid rate of breathing is called | tachypnea
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| The prefix that means "fast or rapid" is | tachy-
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| Complete lack of oxygen in the blood and tissues is called | anoxia
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| The prefix that means "without;not" is | an-
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| An abnormally high level of carbon dioxide and a low level of oxygen in the lungs that can occur when a person drowns, chokes, or suffocates that requires immediate CPR is called | asphyxia
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| The abbreviation for the condition in which an apparently healthy infant under one years old suddenly dies is called | SIDS
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| A condition of blue skin is called | cyanosis
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| The combining form for blue is | cyan/o
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| Very high level of carbon dioxide in the arterial blood is called | hypercapnia
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| The prefix that means "above, more than normal" is | hyper-
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| A very low level of oxygen in the arterial blood is called | hypoxia
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| The prefix that means "below; deficient" is | hypo-
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| The suffix that means "condition of the blood" is | -emia
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| A diagnostic procedure that measure the amount of oxygen in a person's blood is called | oximetry
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| The instrument used to measure the amount of oxygen in a person's blood is called an | oximeter
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| A blood test to measure the level of carbon monoxide in the blood of patients exposed to fires or fumes is called | carboxyhemoglobin
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| The word that means "pertaining to an artery" is | arterial
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| The process of using a stethoscope to listen to breath sounds is called | auscultation
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| The process of using the finger of one hand to tap on the patient's back is called | percussion
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| An instrument used to examine the chest is called a | stethoscope
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| The procedure used to assist a choking victim with an airway obstruction is called the | Heimlich maneuver
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| Procedure during a physical examination in which the temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure are measured is called | vital signs
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| A procedure used to puncture the chest and remove fluid from a pleural space is called a | thoracentesis
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| The suffix that means " procedure to puncture" is | -centesis
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| The suffix that means "process of cutting or making an incision" is | -tomy
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| The suffix that means "surgical excision" is | -ectomy
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| A hand-held device that is used to manually breath for a patient is called an | ambu bag
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| The suffix that means "process of using an instrument to examine" is | -scopy
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| The suffix that means "instrument used to examine" is | -scope
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| An incision into the trachea to create an opening is called a | tracheostomy
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| The suffix that means "surgically creating an opening" is | -ostomy
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| A drug that dilates constricted airways by relaxing the smooth muscles that surround the bronchioles is called a | bronchodilator
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| A drug that reduces the thickness of sputum so that it can be coughed out is called an | expectorant
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| The abbreviation for "upper respiratory infection" is | URI
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| The abbreviation for "shortness of breath" is | SOB
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| The abbreviation for "breath sounds" is | BS
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| The abbreviation for a "culture & sensitivity" is | C & S
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| The abbreviation for x-ray is | CXR
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