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nasal bones and cartilage support the external nose, internal nose, or nasal cavity?
external nose
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stimulating the bronchi,carina,trachea causes coughing and bronchospasm?
carina
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laryngeal cancer is most common in people 1 to 18,30 to 50,or 50 to 70 years old?
50 to 70 years old
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black lung disease is a collective term for diseases caused by the inhalation of asbestos, coal dust, silica?
coal dust
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asthma, cystic fibrosis or emphysema is a chronic disease characterized by abnormal distension of the alveoli?
emphysema
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pulmonary hypertension results from fluid accumulation, heart disease, or penetrating wounds?
heart disease
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the spenoidal sinuses are the largest sinuses and the most accessible to treatment t or f?
false
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the eustachian tubes are the means through which upper respiratory infections spread to the middle ear t or f?
true
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tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy require long hospitalizations t or f?
false
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edema of the vocal cords frequently accompanies laryngeal inflammation t or f?
true
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older adults may be more susceptible to pneumonia after a rib fracture t or f?
true
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a thoracotomy may be done to remove tumors of the lung, bronchus, or chest wall t or f?
true
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pulmonary edema is the inability to exchange sufficient oxygen and carbon dioxide for the body's requirements t or f?
false
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the cartilaginous valve flap that covers the opening to the larynx during swallowing?
epiglottis
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a hollow tube composed of smooth muscles and supported by C-shaped cartilage?
trachea
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surgical procedure that makes an opening into the trachea?
tracheotomy
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obstruction of one of the pulmonary arteries or its branches?
pulmonary embolism
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why is a local anesthetic required for direct or indirect inspection of the larynx?
it is needed to diminish the gag reflex
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why is a client advised to lie on the unaffected side for at least 1 hour after thoracentesis?
to promote expansion of the lung on the affected side
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what is flail chest?
when two or more adjacent ribs fracture in multiple places and they are free-floating
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what is fremitus?
vibrations from the client's voice transmitted to the examiner's fingers upon inspection, ie-the more muscular the chest decreases the fremitus
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what is epistaxis?
a nosebleed
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