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Thoracic Surgery
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health-sciences
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Answer 25 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Maximum volume of air that can be expired from the resting expiratory level
segmental resection of the lung
hemothorax
pneumothorax
reserve air
2. Pus in a body cavity - expecially in the pleural cavity
thoracotomy
tidal air
empyema
thoracic cavity
3. Direct visualization of the mediastinal space and lymph nodes by means of a lighted scope
pleural effusion
pleura
mediastinoscopy
hemothorax
4. Well-defined portions; the right lung has 3 - the left lung has 2
bronchoscopy
tidal air
intercostal space
lobes
5. Incision into the thoracic cavity to provide to provide access to organs of the chest
pectus excavatum
lobes
thoracotomy
suprasternal notch
6. Soft indentation along the midline immediately above the sternum
intercostal space
pleura
hemothorax
suprasternal notch
7. Accumulation of blood or fluid in the pleural cavity caused by the rupture of small blood vessels due to trauma or inflammation of the lungs in pneumonia - pulmonary tuberculosis - or a malignant growth
esophagoscopy
segmental resection of the lung
hemothorax
pectus excavatum
8. Secretions obtained from the bronchi for laboratory examination following injection and aspiration of small amounts of saline
wedge resection of the lung
suprasternal notch
bronchial washings
pectus excavatum
9. Direct visualization of the esophagus and cardiac portion of the stomach by means of a lighted scope
esophagoscopy
pectus excavatum
bronchoscopy
bronchial washings
10. Lack of an adequate amount of oxygen in inspired air; reduced oxygen content or tension
wedge resection of the lung
pectus excavatum
hypoxia
thoracic cavity
11. Excision of the small portion of the lung tissue for diagnosis
segmental resection of the lung
lobes
lung biopsy
wedge resection of the lung
12. Congenital malformation of the chest wall characterized by a funnel-shaped depression of the lower end of the sternum and costal cartilages
hemothorax
pectus excavatum
esophagoscopy
hypoxia
13. Space lying above the diaphragm and below the base of the neck
segments of the lung
tidal air
lung biopsy
thoracic cavity
14. Serous membrane enclosing the lungs and lining the walls of the thoracic cavity
esophagoscopy
lung biopsy
pleural effusion
pleura
15. Small subdivision of the lobes of the lung - seperate from others by connective tissue and supplied by seperated branches of the bronchus leading to the particular lobe
hemothorax
intercostal space
segments of the lung
pectus excavatum
16. Excision of a small part from the periphery of a pylmonary lobe
residual air
pneumothorax
wedge resection of the lung
tidal air
17. Space between two ribs
pleural effusion
wedge resection of the lung
bronchoscopy
intercostal space
18. Direct visualization of the tracheobronchial tree following insertion of a rigid or flexible lighted scope
segmental resection of the lung
thoracotomy
segments of the lung
bronchoscopy
19. Excision of the fibrinous deposits or restrictive membranes of pleurae that interfere with respiratory function
wedge resection of the lung
mediastinoscopy
segments of the lung
decortication of the lung
20. Amount of air remaining in the lungs @ the end of a maximum respiration
pleura
pneumothorax
residual air
suprasternal notch
21. Amount of air inhaled and exhaled during normal quiet breathing
thoracic cavity
bronchoscopy
tidal air
empyema
22. Removal of an individual bronchovascular segment of a pulmonary lobe with ligation of segmental branches of pulmonary vessels and division of the segmental bronchus
segmental resection of the lung
pleura
hypoxia
pectus excavatum
23. Accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity - resulting in the collapse of the lung on the affected side
bronchoscopy
pneumothorax
decortication of the lung
tidal air
24. Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space
pleural effusion
residual air
intercostal space
thoracotomy
25. Direct visualization of the pleural space - pleurae - mediastinum - pericardium - and thoracic wall by means of a lighted scope
lung biopsy
pectus excavatum
thoracoscopy
residual air