A procedure that examines the airways is __________.

ASSESSMENT:1.  Mitral regurgitation, status post mitral valve repair.2.  Underlying preserved systolic function with recurrent atypical chest pain for angina pectoris.3.  Anxiety.4.  Hypertension. The patient’s persistently high blood pressure could be treated with thrombolytic agents.

A pulmonary embolism is most often caused by __________.

The inability to breathe is termed __________.

_____________ is the term for nosebleed.

Oropharynx refers to the __________ and throat.

Bronch/o is a combining form meaning _______________.

Pneumoconiosis is a general term describing a condition of ________ in the lungs.

__________ is an obstructive pulmonary disease that results in loss of lung elasticity.

Melena refers to ______________.