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SUBSCRIBE NR 320 Exam 4 1. respiratory culture s Answer throat nasal nasopharyngeal 2. nasalpharyngeal Answer sputum culture best done in morening before eating or drinking anything not saliva deep breath and cough out sputum 3. pulmonary function test (PFTS Answer assess respiratory function and extent of dys- function response to therapy prio to surgery 4. FVC Answer forced vital capacity measures the volume of air exhaled max expiratory effort 5. FEV1 SUBSCRIBE Answer forced expiratory volume over 1 second measures the volume of air exhaled over 1 second 6. spirometry Answer measures how fast and how much air can breath out 7. VQ scan Answer traces and measures blood perfusion through the lungs usually testing for PE radioactive isotopes injected into vein measures perfusion pt breathes in mixture of oxygen and radioactive gas measures venitlation 8. ventilation without perfusion Answer pulmonary embolism 9. bronchoscopy Answer direct inspection of larynx, trachea, and bronchi 10. thoracentesis SUBSCRIBE Answer aspiration of fluid from pleural space to relieve dyspnea, remove fluid for analysis, instillation of medication into pleural space 11. pleural effusion Answer accumulation of fluid in the pleural space common with dofferent types of lymphomas breast caners or lung cancers if due to a cancer the fluid can reoccur within days or weeks 12. S/S of pleural effusion Answer dyspnea, difficulty lying flat, cough, decreased/absent breath sounds 13. pleural effusion care Answer if from cancer fluid can reoccure in days or weeks and they might need an indwelling pleurx catheter 14. obstructive sleep apnea Answer cessation of breathing during sleep by recurrent episodes of upper airway obstruction interferes with the ability to get good sleep

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