MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY EXAM SET #3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY EXAM SET
#3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
-algia, -dynia - Answer-pain

-pnea - Answer-breathing

apnea - Answer-absence of breathing

Dyspnea - Answer-difficulty breathing

eupnea - Answer-normal breathing

Hyperpnea and tachypnea: - Answer-excessive breathing

hypopnea/bradypnea - Answer-slow breathing

spir/o - Answer-breathing

ventil/o - Answer-to aerate, oxygenate

capn/o - Answer-carbon dioxide

pulmonary function tests (PFTs) - Answer-evaluate a person's ability to forcibly move
air out the lungs

spirometry - Answer-a measurement of breathing (or lung volumes)

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - Answer-blockage of lung passages

emphysema - Answer-A form of COPD, a condition that limits the elasticity of alveoli

chronic bronchitis - Answer-(>3 months) inflammation of bronchi & bronchioles

Asthma - Answer-episodes of narrowing & inflammation of the airway

pulmonary embolism - Answer-embolism lodged in lungs

epistaxis or rhinorrhagia - Answer-nosebleed

hemo/ptysis - Answer-coughing up blood

-ptysis - Answer-coughing; spitting up

CPAP - Answer-continuous positive airway pressure

CTA - Answer-clear to auscultation