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Air in the chest cavity (pleural space) causing collapse of the lung is called

A) pneumothorax
B) pneumoconiosis
C) pyothorax
D) pneumonia

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The accident victim received a blunt trauma to the chest, which caused blood in the chest cavity or a

A) thoracotomy
B) hemothorax
C) hypercapnia
D) tracheostenosis

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The combining form that means lung is

Which of the following is the abbreviation for an acute respiratory failure as a result of disease or injury?

The space between the lungs is the

The prefix that means without, absence of is

The term pulmonology is defined as

Lymphoid tissue located on the lateral wall at the junction of the oral cavity and oropharynx is called the

A mucopurulent discharge contains

With which disease is an acid-fast bacilli smear used for diagnosis?

The suffix that means an instrument used for visual examination is

Pus in the chest (pleural space) is known as

A bronchodilator is an agent that causes

Which of the following is the abbreviation for the procedure used or imaging scan performed to evaluate the heart and lungs?

The act of using a stethoscope to listen for sounds within the body is called

To establish an airway for a patient choking on a piece of meat, the emergency department physician performed a

A visual examination of the larynx is performed with a(n)

The area in the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged is the

The term that means a surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from the chest cavity is

The term that means able to breathe easier in a straight (upright) position is