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Aerosol therapy |
Long treatment using various techniques to deliver medication and missed form directly to the longs or air passageways |
Nebulizer, and Hayler |
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Antral lavage |
Washing or irrigating of paranasal sinuses to remove mucopurulent material in an immunosuppressed patient or one with known sinusitis that has failed medical management |
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Oximetry |
Noninvasive method of monitoring the percentage of Hemoglobin saturated with oxygen |
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Polysomnography |
Test of sleep cycles and stages to Measure brain waves |
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Postural drainage |
Method of positioning a patient so that gravity aids in the drainage of secretion from the bronchi and lobes of the Lungs |
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Pulmonary function tests |
Variety of test using to evaluate respiratory functions |
PFT |
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Spirometry |
PFT that measures the breathing capacity of the lungs including the time necessary for exhaling the total volume of inhaled air |
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Mediastinoscopy |
Visual examination of the mediastinal structure |
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Arterial blood gas |
Test that measures dissolved oxygen and carbon dioxide in arterial blood |
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Sputum culture |
Microbial test used it in a fight disease causing organisms of the lower respiratory tract |
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Sweat test |
Measurement of the amount of salt in sweat |
Common test for cystic fibrosis |
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Throat culture |
Test used to that if I pathogens, especially group a streptococci |
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Computed to Margaret's the pulmonary angiography |
Minimally invasive imaging that combines computed, Tomography scanning in and angiography to the produce images of the pulmonary arteries |
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Ventilation perfusion scan |
Nuclear test scan that evaluates both airflow and bloodflow in the lungs for evidence of a blood clot in the lungs |
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Endotracheal intubation |
Procedure in which a plastic tube is inserted into the trachea to maintain an open airway |
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Pleurectomy |
Removal of part of the pleura, usually the parietal pleura |
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Pneumectomy |
Removal of a lung or portion of the lung, commonly for the treatment of cancer |
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Septoplasty |
Surgical repair of a deviated nasal septum and usually performed when the septum is encroached on the breathing passages or nasal structures |
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Thoracentesis |
Surgical puncture and drainage of the plural cavity |
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Tracheostomy |
Surgical procedure in which an opening is made in the neck and into the trachea into which a breathing tube may be inserted |
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Mantoux |
Intradermal test to determine tuberculin sensitivity e the area around the test site become red and swollen |
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Bronchoscopy |
Visual examination of the bronchi using an endoscope |
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Laryngoscopy |
Visual examination of the larynx to detect tumors |
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