Chapter 12 ■ ABBREVIATIONS QUIZ 293
7. MDI
8. NSCLC
9. O2
10. OSA
a. Device used to deliver
aerosolized medication to patients
b. Toxoids for vaccination of
infants
c. Inability to breathe during
sleep because of blockage in the airway
d. Gas that is inhaled and absorbed
through alveoli into the bloodstream
e. PA and lateral views are taken
in this procedure
f. Amount of gas that can be
rapidly exhaled after a full inspiration
g. Major type of malignancy
originating in the lung
h. Seriously ill patients are
treated in this area of the hospital
i. Multiple computerized x-ray
views of pulmonary blood vessels are taken
j. Difficult breathing with strong
physical activity
C. On the line provided, give meanings for the following abbreviations, then write each
abbreviation next ot its explanation below:
1. PE __________________________________________________________________________
2. PEEP __________________________________________________________________________
3. PFTs __________________________________________________________________________
4. PND __________________________________________________________________________
5. PPD __________________________________________________________________________
6. SCLC __________________________________________________________________________
7. SOB __________________________________________________________________________
8. TB __________________________________________________________________________
9. URI __________________________________________________________________________
10. VATS __________________________________________________________________________
a. Mechanical ventilator setting
b. Infectious lung disease caused
by bacilli
c Clot or other material lodges
in vessels of the lung
d. Respiratory disease that
originates in the throat, larynx, or trachea
e. Sudden attack of difficult
breathing at night
f. Visual examination of the
chest using special video assistance
g. Spirometer is used for these tests
h. Type of lung cancer; “oat cell”
cancer
i. Difficulty in breathing
j. Substance used in test for
tuberculosis