Bronchospasm - CORRECT ANSWER-involuntary contraction of the bronchus
Phrenospasm - CORRECT ANSWER-involuntary contraction of the diaphragm
(hiccups)
Expectoration - CORRECT ANSWER-coughing up and spitting out of material from
the lungs
Hemoptysis - CORRECT ANSWER-coughing up blood
Sputum - CORRECT ANSWER-mucus discharged from the lungs by coughing
Auscultation - CORRECT ANSWER-Listening with a stethoscope
, Cyanosis - CORRECT ANSWER-bluish color in the skin caused by insufficient
oxygen
Pectus carinatum - CORRECT ANSWER-a chest that protrudes like the keel of a
ship
Pectus excavatum - CORRECT ANSWER-a chest that is hollowed out
Percussion - CORRECT ANSWER-the body surface; to cause vibrations that can
help locate fluid buildup in the chest
Atelectasis - CORRECT ANSWER-incomplete expansion
Empyema/pyothorax - CORRECT ANSWER-pus inside the chest
Hemothorax - CORRECT ANSWER-blood in the chest
Pleural effusion - CORRECT ANSWER-fluid pouring out into the pleura
Pneumohemothorax - CORRECT ANSWER-air and blood in the pleural cavity
Pneumothorax - CORRECT ANSWER-air in the chest
Pulmonary edema - CORRECT ANSWER-swelling in the lungs
Tracheostenosis - CORRECT ANSWER-narrowing of the trachea
Hypercapnia/hypercarbia - CORRECT ANSWER-excessive level of carbon dioxide
in the blood
Hypocapnia/hypocarbia - CORRECT ANSWER-deficient level of carbon dioxide in
the blood
Hypoxemia - CORRECT ANSWER-insufficient oxygen in the blood
Hypoxia - CORRECT ANSWER-lack of oxygen
Bronchoscopy - CORRECT ANSWER-procedure to look inside the bronchi
Computed tomography - CORRECT ANSWER-a recording procedure using a
computer to "cut" or view "slices" of a patient's organs
Endoscope - CORRECT ANSWER-instrument to look inside
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