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respiratory system tests and procedures
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bronchoscopy | using a camera to look inside the lungs |
| chest x - ray | x ray of lung to look for fluid of collapsed lung |
| oximetry | "mr pinchy", pulse oximeter, measures oxygen in your blood |
| polysomnography | sleep study to watch brain waves and detect anomalies |
| pulmonary angiography | check for clots in blood vessels that supply the lungs |
| spirometry | test to record the volume of air a person can inhale/exhale (ventilation) |
| ABG/ arterial blood gas | blood test to exactly measure O2 saturation in the blood (more accurate than "mr pinchy") |