Ch. 7: Diagnostic Procedures

Front 1

Aersol Therapy

Back 1

Lung tx using various techniques to deliver medication in mist form directly to the lungs or air passageways

Front 2

Antral Lavage

Back 2

Washing or irrigating of the paranasal sinuses to remove mucopurulent material in an immunosuppressed patient or one with known sinusitis that has a failed medical management

Front 3

Oximetery

Back 3

Noninvasive method of monitoring the % of hemoglobin (Hb) saturated w/ O2 (pulse oximetery)

Front 4

Polysomnography

Back 4

Test of sleep cycles & stages using continuous recordings of brain waves (EEGs), electrical activity of muscles, eye movement, respiratory rate, BP, blood O2 saturation, heart rhythm and direct observation of the person during sleep using a video camera

Front 5

Postural drainage

Back 5

Method of positioning a patient so that gravity aids in the drainage of secretions from the bronchi & lobes of the lungs

Front 6

Pulmonary function tests (PFTs)

Back 6

Variety of tests used to evaluate respiratory function, the ability of the lungs to take in and expel air as well as perform gas exchange across the aveolocapillary membrane

Front 7

Spirometry

Back 7

PFT that measures the breathing capacity of the lungs, including the time necessary for exhaling the total volume of inhaled air

Front 8

Endotracheal Intubation

Back 8

Procedure in which a plastic tube is inserted into the trachea to maintain an open airway

Front 9

Pleurectomy

Back 9

Excision of part of the pleura (usually parietal pleura)

Front 10

Pneumectomy

Back 10

Excision of a lung or a portion of the lung, commonly for tx of CA

Front 11

Septoplasty

Back 11

Surgical repair of a deviated nasal septum usually performed when the septum is enroaching on the breathing passages or nasal structures

Front 12

Thoracentesis

Back 12

Surgical puncture & drainage of the pleural cavity

Front 13

Tracheostomy

Back 13

Surgical procedure in which an opening is made in the neck & into the trachea into which a breathing tube may be inserted

Front 14

Mantoux test

Back 14

Intradermal test to determine tuberculin sensitivity based on a positive rxn where the area around the test site becomes red & swollen

Front 15

Bronchoscopy

Back 15

Visual examination of the bronchi using an endoscope inserted via the mouth & trachea for direct viewing of structures or for projection on a monitor

Front 16

Laryngoscopy

Back 16

Visual examination of the larynx to detect tumors, foreign bodies, nerve or structural injury or other abnormalities

Front 17

Mediastinoscopy

Back 17

Visual examination of the mediastinal structures (includes heart, trachea, esophagus, bronchus, thymus, & lymph nodes)

Front 18

Arterial Blood Gas (ABG)

Back 18

Test that measures dissolved O2 & CO2 in arterial blood

Front 19

Sputum culture

Back 19

Microbial test used to ID disease-causing organisms of the lower respiratory tract, (esp. those of pneumonia)

Front 20

Sweat test

Back 20

Measurement of amount of salt (NaCl) in sweat

Front 21

Throat culture

Back 21

Test used to ID pathogens (esp. group A streptococci)

Front 22

Computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA)

Back 22

Minimally invasive imaging that combines computed tomography scanning & angiography to produce images of the pulmonary arteries

Front 23

Ventilation-perfusion (V-Q) scan

Back 23

Nuclear test scan that evaluates both airflow (ventilation) & blood flow (perfusion) in the lungs for evidence of a blood clot in the lungs