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RT Chapter 40 Quiz

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1. mucus plugging




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2. splinting




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3. venostasis




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4. oscillation




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5. inspissation




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6. intrapulmonary percussive ventilation (IPV)




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7. forced expiration technique (FET)




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8. hertz (Hz)




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9. Type of forced expiration with an open glottis to replace coughing when pain limits normal coughing




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10. Conditions in which respiratory tract cilia do not function properly




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11. A respiratory disorder characterized by respiratory insufficiency and hypoxemia. Trigger include gram-negative sepsis, oxygen toxicity, trauma, pneumonia, and systematic inflammatory responses




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12. Abnormal condition of the bronchial tree characterized by irreversible dilatation and destruction of the bronchial walls




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13. Mechanical technique for augmenting secretion clearance; injected into and withdrawn from a vest by an air-pulse generator at a fast rate, creating an oscillatory motion against the patient’s thorax




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14. Modification of directed coughing, beginning with low-lung-volume breathing, inspiratory breath holds, and controlled exhalation, and progressing to increased inspired volumes and expiratory flows




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15. Airway clearance technique in which the patient exhales against a fixed orifice flow resistor in order to help move secretions into the larger airways for expectoration via coughing or swallowing




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16. Airway clearance strategy consisting of repeated cycles of breathing control and thoracic expansion, followed by the forces expiratory technique





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