Category: B

Circumscribed dilatation of a bronchus.  

Unusual vocal resonance over a bronchus surrounded by consolidated lung tissue.  

Irrigation of one or both bronchi to collect cells for cytologic study or to help cleanse the bronchi.  

The reduction in the amount of smooth muscle mass in the airways when heat energy is applied to the airways bronchoscopically. The procedure uses heat energy generated with radiofrequency technology to ablate smooth muscle. It has been used as an experimental treatment for asthma.  

A device used to facilitate single-lung ventilation during thoracic surgery or thoracoscopy. The bronchial blocker is placed into the mainstem bronchus on the side of the chest where the operation is being performed, and its balloon is inflated within the airway. Potential complications of the device include dislodgement, misplacement, or accumulation of fluid behind the…

Poisoning from bromine and iodine or their compounds. Menstrual discharge marked by an offensive odor.  

An acne-like eruption due to allergic sensitivity to bromides.  

A stain used in histologic and pathologic studies to stain cellular components with a pH of 3.8 to 5.4, and in microbiology as a culture medium for yeasts.  

A toxic gas used as a riot control agent.  

An abnormal fear of personal odors, accompanied by hallucinations.