Match the following terms

1. epistaxis
2. cyanosis
3. hyperventilation
4. nasal cannula
5. hemoptysis
6. patent
7. crackles
8. SOB
9. rhonchi
10. pertussis
11. stridor
12. anthracosis
13. CF
14. emphysema
15. histoplasmosis
16. MDI
17. empyema
18. SIDS
19. ABGs
20. sputum cytology
21. laryngoscopy
22. polysomnography
23. ventilator
24. antitussive
25. expectorant

a. Coughing up blood
b. Wheezing sound
c. A blood test
d. Dyspnea
e. Test for sleep apnea
f. Harsh, high-pitched breath sound
g. Improves ability to cough up mucus
h. Two-pronged plastic device to deliver oxygen
i. Inherited condition
j. Pyothorax
k. Nosebleed
l. Destruction of alveolar walls
m. Metered-dose inhaler
n. Test looking for malignant cells
o. Breathe too fast and too deep
p. Visual examination of voice box
q. Crackling sound
r. Respirator
s. Whooping cough
t. Open
u. Reduces urge to cough
v. Black lung
w. Unexplained death of apparently well infant
x. Fungal infection
y. Bluish tint to skin


1. k
2. y
3. o
4. h
5. a
6. t
7. q
8. d
9. b
10. s
11. f
12. v
13. i
14. l
15. x
16. m
17. j
18. w
19. c
20. n
21. p
22. e
23. r
24. u
25. g

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