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pulmonology Flashcards

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aer/o

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air

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alvelo/o

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air sac

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atel/o

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incomplete

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bronch/o

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bronchus

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bronchi/o

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bronchus

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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coni/o

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dust

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cyan/o

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blue

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dent/i

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tooth

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dent/o

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tooth

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gloss/o

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tongue

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lingu/o

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tongue

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lob/o

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lobe

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mediastin/o

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mediastinum

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muc/o

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mucus

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odont/o

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tooth

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ox/o

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oxygen

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pneum/o

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lung,air

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pneumon/o

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lung

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pulmon/o

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lung

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spir/o

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breathing

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thorac/o

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chest

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trache/o

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trachea, windpipe

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apnea

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without breath

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asphyxia/ asphyxiation

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lack of oxygen that can lead to unconsciousness and death, suffocation

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aspirate

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inhaling fluid or foreign object into airways

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asthma

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disease caused by various condition, such as allergies, or stress and resulting in bronchospasm, excessive mucus production, inflammation, airway constriction, wheezing and coughing

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atelectasis

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condition which lung tissue collapses, preventing respiratory exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide

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bronchodilator

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any medication that cause bronchi to dilate

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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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progressive, chronic, and usually irreversible condition in which air flow to and from lungs in decreased; emphysema + chronic bronchitis (COPD)

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cystic fibrosis

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genetic condition that causes patient to produce very thick mucus resulting in severe congestion within lungs and digestive system

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emphysema

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pulmonary condition resulting from destruction of alveolar walls leading to overinflated alveoli

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endotracheal intubation

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placig tube through mouth and into trachea to maintain airway and facilitate artifical ventilation

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hypoxemia

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deficiency in oxygen in blood

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hypoxia

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having insufficient amount of oxygen in tissues

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orthopnea

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patient who needs to sit up straight in order to breathe comfortably

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phlegm

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thick mucus in the respiratory tract

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pleurisy

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inflammation of pleura

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plural effusion

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abnormal presence of fluid, or gas in pleural cavity

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pneumonia

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acute inflammatory condition of lung (can be bacterial, viral, or fungal)

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pneumothorax

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collection of air or gas in pleural cavity, which can result in collapse of lung

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pulmonary edema

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condition in which lung tissue retains excessive amount of fluid results in dyspnea

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purulent

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pus filled sputum

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respiration

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the interchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the lungs

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sputum

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mucus or phlegm that is coughed up or spit out from respiratory tract

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sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

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unexpected and unexplained death of apparently well infant, that stops breathing while sleeping

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upper respiratory infection

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an infection involving the nasal passages, pharynx, and bronchi

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ventilation

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the movement of air into and out of the lungs

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ventilator

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mechanical device to assist patient to breath (respirator)

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vital signs

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respiratory rate, heart rate, temperature and blood pressure

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