Respiratory Treatment Terms
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- Arerial blood gas (ABG)
- evaluation of arterial blood to check oxygen, carbon dioxide and other parameters
- Bronchoscopy
- visualization of the bronchi with a carmera
- Chest x-ray (CXR)
- x-ray exam to determine health or disease process of the lungs
- Laryngectomy
- surgical removal of the larynx
- Lobotomy
-
surgical removal of a lobe of the lung
- Pleurocentsis
- surgical puncture into pleural space to withdrawl fluid
- Pulse oximeter
- electronic device, fits over the end of index finger to measure oxygen saturation of blood
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Pulmonary function
Tests (PFT’s) - tests to measure the ability of the lungs to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide and to identify abnormalities
- Spirometry
- process of measuring breathing or lung loumes by means of a spirometer
- Thoracentesis
- surgical puncture into chest or thorax to withdrawl fluids
- Tracheostomy
-
an opening through the neck into the trachea
- Ventilation Perfusion Scan
- nuclear medicine X-ray study of the lungs to identify adnormalities, like pulmonary emblus