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An important procedural consideration in Thoracic surgery is to... |
Maintain lung inflation. |
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Ventilation |
The breathing process Contraction of the diaprhagm and accessory muscles and expansion of the ribs to pull air into the lungs |
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Transfer of oxygen front the alveoli in the lungs to the bloodstream |
Diffusion |
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Perfusion |
Oxygenation Perfusion is the distribution of oxygen to tissues |
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The larynx connects the trachea with the |
Oropharynx |
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Contains vocal cords and prevents food and other foreign bodies from entering the trachea |
Larynx |
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Which lung has three lobes? |
Right lung |
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Which lung has two lobes? |
Left lung |
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Each lung is enclosed in a pleural cavity and covered by a double membrane called.. |
The pleural sac |
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An increase in fluid in the pleural space is called.. |
A pleural effusion |
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When the diaprhagm relaxes during exhalation... |
Air flows passively out of the lungs |
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Blood in the Thoracic cavity or between the pleural sac and lungs is a... |
Hemothorax |
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Air in the chest cavity is called.. |
Pneumothorax |
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PFT |
Pulmonary function test Performed with breathing machine and measures parameters digitally |
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Inspiration means... |
Inhalation |
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Vital capacity is?? |
The total volume of air exhaled after maximum inspiration |
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Expiration is?? |
Exhalation |
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The volume of air remaining in the lungs after exhalation is called? |
Functional residual capacity |
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ABG stands for... |
Arterial blood gas |
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What positions are the patient in for pulmonary surgery? |
Lateral |
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Incisions most commonly used for pulmonary surgery are? |
Posterolateral and anterolateral thorocotomy |
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What muscle is incised during lateral pulmonary postitioned surgery? |
Latissimus dorsi muscle |
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Closed chest drainage also means?.. |
Closed underwater drainage |
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What is lost in the Thoracic cavity when the chest wall and pleura are opened? |
Negative pressure |
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For lungs to expand, negative pressure must be achieved. How? |
Closed drainage system |
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Bleeding arising from the respiratory tract is called? |
Hemopytosis |
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An endoscopic examination of the mediastinum through an incision is called? |
Mediastinoscopy |
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A procedure commonly performed using the pleuraoscope is? |
Talc poudrage |
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Dypsnea means? |
Difficulty breathing |
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What is hypoxia? |
Lower than normal oxygen perfusion |
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What are blebs? |
Areas of overextension of lung tissue |
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What is performed on patients with palpable nodes in the area of the scalene fat nodes? |
Scalene node biopsy |
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Why is a scalene node biopsy performed? |
To establish cancer staging or to confirm diagnosis |
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Why is a lobectomy performed? |
To remove a lobe of the lung to prevent the spread of cancer or to treat a benign tumor |
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What is the removal of the entire lung? |
Pneumonectomy |
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TOS |
Thoracic outlet syndrome |
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What is TOS? |
A rare condition in which the subclavian vessels and the brachial plexus are compressed at the Apex of the thorax. A rib resection is done for this |
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What is empyema? |
Tuberculosis |
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What is decortication of the lung? |
Surgical removal of a portion of the parietal pleura and may need to be done to treat emphyema |
