EXERCISES, LESSON 5
INSTRUCTIONS. Answer these exercises by writing the answer in the space provided.
After you have answered all the exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at the end of
the lesson and check your answers.
1.
An individual who breathes too deeply and too rapidly can bring on a condition
called ________________________________________.
2.
Sometimes a weak area in the surface of the lungs will rupture allowing air to
leak into the chest cavity; the resulting condition is called __________________.
3.
A chest x-ray showing air in the pleural space with a visible border of retracted
lung when the patient exhales is an indication that he suffers from ____________.
4.
List three causes of pulmonary embolism.
a. ____________________________________________.
b. ____________________________________________.
c.
____________________________________________.
5.
A person having a deep tenderness in the calf area of the leg may be suffering
from __________________________________________.
6.
List three signs/symptoms of hyperventilation.
a. ____________________________________________.
b. ____________________________________________.
c.
____________________________________________.
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