Exam 32: Thoracic and Pulmonary Surgery

____________ of one or both lungs is performed to remove a diseased lung and replace it with a donor lung.

Decortication of the lung is the surgical removal of a portion of the ______________.

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Used to remove foreign body from airway

__________________ is the loss of elasticity and distention of the alveoli.

An arterial blood gas test assesses the arterial blood for ___________.

_____________ is defined as difficulty in breathing.

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Uses a stainless steel endoscope inserted through a small incision at the suprasternal notch

The reason inhaled foreign material is more likely to enter the right lung is because the right bronchus is _______ than the left.

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Lymph node biopsy is performed routinely during the procedure

Patients who undergo a VATS technique for resection of blebs may be placed on mechanical _______ in the immediate postoperative period.

_____________ is the distribution of oxygen to the tissue.

When the diaphragm __________, the potential space between the two pleural membranes is decreased and air is pulled into airways and lungs.

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Results in abnormal overinflation of the lungs

__________________ requires 10-mm lenses in sizes 0 and 30 degrees.

______________________ is bloody sputum or bleeding arising from the respiratory tract.

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Inserts a scope into the trachea

A pneumothorax is air in the chest cavity that prevents the lungs from expanding and may ____________________.

The ________ nerves are carefully preserved during pneumonectomy.

During a pulmonary function test, the total volume of air is exhaled after maximum inspiration. This is called ____________________.

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Air enters the pleural cavity