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Terminology
Week 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Spirometry | Test to measure the air capacity of the lungs |
| Wheezing | High pitched sound heard on expiration |
| Hemoptysis | Coughing up blood |
| Dyspnea | Difficulty breathing |
| Asthma | Disorder that causes inflammation of airways |
| Pleurisy | Inflammation of the lining of the lungs |
| Pneumonia | Inflammation and fluid in the lungs caused by infection |
| Urinalysis | Examination of the physical, chemical and microscopic properties of urine |
| Polyp | Tumor with a stem |
| Pyelonephritis | Inflammation of the kidney due to infection |
| Calculi | Stone |
| Bronchoscopy | Technique using a scope to visualize the airways and lungs |
| Urography | Radiographic procedure used to check the genitourinary system |
| Creatinine | Waste product formed in muscle that is excreted by the kidneys. Increased in blood and urine when kidney function is abnormal |
| Glycosuria | The presence of glucose in urine |
| HCG | Human Chorionic Gonadotropin |
| URI | Upper Respiratory Infection |
| BUN | Blood Urea Nitrogen |
| UA | Urinalysis |
| Urol | Urology |
| Palpit/o | Fluttering |
| Pachy- | Thick |
| -plakia | Plaque |
| qual- | Quality |
| respir/o | breath |