5 Written questions
5 Matching questions
- a Surgical removal of part of the pleura.
- b Visual examination of the bronchi using a bronchoscope.
- c The absence of oxygen from the body/es gases, blood, or tissues.
- d Puncture of the chest wall with a needle to obtain fluid from the pleual cavity for diagnostic purposes, to drain pleural effusions or to reexpand a collapsed lung.
- e An abnormal condition caused by dust in the lungs that usually develops after years of environmental or occupationa contact.
5 Multiple choice questions
- A chronic alleric disorder characterized by spisodes of severe breathing difficulty, coughing and wheezing.
- Progressive loss of lung function due to a decrease in the total number of alveoli, the enlargement of the remaining alveoli, and then the progressive destruction of their walls.
- Spitting of blood or bloodstained sputum derived from the lungs or bronchial tubes as the result of a pulmonary or bronchial hemorrhage.
- The cavity located between the lungs.
- Accumulation of air or gas in the pleural spacecausing the lung to collapse.
5 True/False questions
bronchodilator → Medication that expands the opening of the passages into the lungs.
antitussive → Contagious bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract that is characterized by a spasm like cough.
apnea → Absence of spontaneous respiration.
asbestosis → An infectious disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosi.
laryngitis → Inflammation of the pharynx; also known as a sore throat.