Pulmonology

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/pulmonology

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the medical discipline?Subspecialty of internal medicine focusing on the respiratory system
2. What is the primary organs of focus?Lungs, pleura, mediastinum, and thoracic cage
3. Why do pulmonologists use a stethoscope?They use a stethoscope to listen to the sounds of the lungs and help find problems.
4. How does breathing bring oxygen into the body?When we breathe in, air travels through the nose or mouth, down the trachea, into tiny tubes called bronchioles, and finally reaches the alveoli where oxygen moves into the blood.

Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs): A group of tests that measure how well your lungs work and how efficiently they transfer gases.
Bronchoscopy: A procedure using a flexible tube with a camera to examine the airways and lungs.
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF): A chronic lung disease characterized by progressive scarring of lung tissue with no known cause.