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arterial blood gases
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| blood test of oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood |
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sputum culture and sensitivity
C&S |
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| cultures sputum for bacterial growth, if present, then determines best antibiotic to use |
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| examining sputum for malignant cells |
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| x-ray record of the lungs |
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| x-ray of lung after inhaling radiopaque substance |
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| x-ray of the organs of the thoracic cavity |
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| x-ray of lungs after injecting dye into blood vessel |
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| ventilation-perfusion scan |
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| nuclear medicine test; radioactive air is inhaled for ventilation portion; radioactive dye is injected for perfusion portion; looks for pulmonary emboli |
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| instrument used to visually examine the bronchial tube |
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| visual examination of bronchial tubes using a bronchoscope |
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| instrument used to visually examine the larynx |
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| visual examination of larynx using laryngoscope |
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| instrument used to measure oxygen |
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| measures oxygen level in blood; uses oximeter on patient's finger tip |
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pulmonary function test
PFT |
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| group of tests to measure air flow in and out of lungs, lung volumes, and gas exchange |
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| instrument used to measure lung capacity |
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| measures lung capacity using a spirometer |
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| monitoring patient sleeping to identify sleep apnea |
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| test for cystic fibrosis; this disease causes large amount of salt in sweat |
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tuberculin skin tests
TB test |
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| introducing purified protein derivative PPD under the skin; determines if person has been exposed to TB |
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