118 Ch9: Diagnostic Procedures On Respiratory System

Front 1

Auscultation

Back 1

Act of listening

Front 2

Bubbling

Back 2

Sound of popping bubbles that suggests fluid accumulation

Front 3

Crepitation

Back 3

Fine or coarse interrupted crackling noises coming from collapsed or fluid-filled alveoli during inspiration; AKA Rales

Front 4

Decreased lung sounds

Back 4

Less or no sound of air movement, suggesting consolidation of lung tissue

Front 5

Respiratory Rate

Back 5

Number of respirations per minute

Front 6

Ronchi

Back 6

Abnormal, continuous, musical, high-pitched whistling sounds heard during inspiration; AKA wheezes

Front 7

Stridor

Back 7

Snoring, squeaking, or whistling that suggests airway narrowing

Front 8

Vesicular sounds

Back 8

Sound resulting from air passing through small bronchi and alveoli

Front 9

Bronchoalveolar lavage

Back 9

Collection of fluid or mucus from the bronchi and/or alveoli via an endoscope or through an endotracheal tube inserted as far down the trachea caudally as possible before infusing fluid and aspirating a sample.

Front 10

Bronchoscopy

Back 10

Visual examination of the bronchus. Examine for disease or foreign objects.

Front 11

Laryngoscopy

Back 11

Visual examination of the voice box.

Front 12

Percussion

Back 12

Diagnostic procedure used to determine density in which sound is produced by tapping various body surfaces with the finger or an instrument. Sound produced where air is present differs from that of an area where fluid is present

Front 13

Phlegm

Back 13

Thick mucus secreted by respiratory lining. Mucus secreted from lower respiratory tract called Sputum

Front 14

Radiography

Back 14

Image of internal structures created by exposure of sensitized film to X-Rays.

Front 15

Spirometer

Back 15

Instrument used to measure air taken in and out of the lungs

Front 16

Thoracocentesis

Back 16

Puncture of the chest wall with a needle to obtain fluid from the pleural cavity

Front 17

Tracheal wash

Back 17

Collection of fluid or mucus from the trachea via an endotracheal tube to assess respiratory disease

Front 18

Transtracheal wash

Back 18

Sterile collection of fluid or mucus from the trachea via a catheter inserted through skin into the trachea to assess respiratory disease. ABBREV--TTW

Front 19

Trephination

Back 19

Insertion of a hole boring instrument (Trephine) into a sinus to establish fluid drainage or to allow access to the roots of teeth