Medical Terminology Simplified

144 CHAPTER 4• Respiratory System

The pathological diagnosis of the nasal growth was low-grade papillary carcinoma. The diagnosis of the lymph node
was metastatic carcinoma. A chest film was taken that indicated the presence of pulmonary densities attributed to
unresolved pneumonia. Also, a needle biopsy of the enlarged liver nodes yielded no results.

After discharge from the hospital, the patient expired at home, and no necropsy was obtained.

Evaluation

Review the medical report above to answer the following questions. Use a medical dictionary such as Taber’s
Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary and other resources if needed.

1. What types of patients are at risk for nasal polyps?


2. When is a polypectomy indicated?


3. Were the patient’s nasal polyps cancerous?


4. What contributed to the patient’s death?


5. Why was a biopsy of the liver performed?


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

MEDICAL RECORD ACTIVITY 4-2

BRONCHOSCOPY

Terminology

Terms listed in the table below come from the medical report Bronchoscopy that follows. Use a medical dictionary
such as Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary,the appendices of this book, or other resources to define each term.
Then practice reading the pronunciations aloud for each term.

Term Definition

acid-fast bacilli

bă-SĬL-ī