Medical Terminology Simplified

Answer Key • APPENDIX B 571

Additional Medical Terms Review

1.stridor 5. coryza 9.pneumothorax 13.MRI 17.hypoxemia

2.epistaxis 6. cystic fibrosis 10.rales 14.atelectasis 18.SIDS

3.influenza 7. lung cancer 11.bronchodilators 15.epiglottitis 19.hypoxia

4.acidosis 8. pleural effusion 12.ARDS 16.pertussis 20.rhonchi

Medical Record Activity 4–1: Papillary Carcinoma

Evaluation

1. What types of patients are at risk for nasal polyps?
   Patients with chronic inflammation of the nasal cavity and sinus mucosa that is usually due to allergies


2. When is a polypectomy indicated?
   When the patient fails to respond to medical treatment or if there is severe nasal obstruction


3. Were the patient’s nasal polyps cancerous?
   No, polyps are benign


4. What contributed to the patient’s death?
   Papillary carcinoma that metastasized to the lymph node


5. Why was a biopsy of the liver performed?
   Enlarged liver nodes; to check for metastasis


6. What does “patient expired at home” mean?
   Patient died at home

Medical Record Activity 4–2: Bronchoscopy

Evaluation

1. What does “bronchoscope was inserted transnasally” mean?
   It was inserted through the nose.


2. What was seen in the left lower bronchus?
   Endobronchial friable mucosal lesion, partially occluding the entire left lower lobe bronchus


3. What kinds of biopsies were obtained during the bronchoscopy?
   Transbronchial biopsies of the left lower lung area, transbronchial needle aspiration, bronchial brush biopsies, and
   bronchial brush washings


4. What type of radiographic procedure was used to enhance visualization to obtain biopsies for cytology evaluation?
   Fluoroscopic


5. What condition results from the bacterium Legionella?
   Legionnaire disease

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