ch 9 Respiratory System Flashcards
(46 cards)
1
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process of providing cells with oxygen
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respiration
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alveol/o
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air sac alveolus
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bronch/o bronch/i
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airway bronchus
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hem/o hemat/o
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blood
5
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laryng/o
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voice box/larynx
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lob/o
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rounded part lobe
7
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muc/o
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mucus
8
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Nas/o
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nose
9
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ox/i
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oxygen
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pharyng/o
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throat/pharynx
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phragm/o phragmat/o
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partition
12
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pleur/o
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rib pleura
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pneum/o pneumon/o
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air, lung
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pulmon/o
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lung
15
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rhin/o
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nose
16
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sept/o
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putrifying/wall/partition
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sinus/o
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cavity
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thorac/o
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chest/thorax
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Trache/o
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windpipe/trachea
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upper respiratory tract
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nose/pharynx/larynx
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lower respiratory tract
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trachea/right and left primary bronchus/bronchial tree/lungs
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respiratory disease can be caused by
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congenital conditions/infections/allergies/tumors/heart disease/injury
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Lung disease is treated by
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pumonologist
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lung cancers are treated by
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oncologist
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pharynix or nose disease is treated by
ENT or otolaryngologist
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often assisting a dr with respiratory distress is
respiratory therapist
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certified medical professional who have specialized training to operate equipment to diagnose or treat lung and breathing problems
respiratory therapist
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respiratory therapist help dr diagnose and monitor
COPD/asthma/bronchitis/emphysema/cytsic fibrosis/parkinsons/sleep apnea/preemies/lou gerhigs/muscular dystrophy/trauma/acute resp distress syndrome
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lung function test
spirometry
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absence of oxygen. when O2 delivery to body is absent due to any cause.caused by heart attack/asthma or emphysema, smoke, carbon monoxide inhalation/poisoning/strangulation
ANOXIA
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absence of voice
APHONIA
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conditions that affect vocal chords or airway
laryngitis/smoke or air pollution/acid reflux or GERD/Nodules or polyps on vocal chords/breathing problems/psychological conditions
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longer than normal pause between breaths
APNEA
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narrowing of airway caused by contraction of smooth muscles in walls of bronchioles. Common sign of asthma
Bronchospasm
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symptom of difficulty breathing. Usually caused by respiratory disease or cardiac disorder
DYSPNEA
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nosebleed. Can be sign of high blood pressure/sinus infection/inhalation of toxic material/blow to face
epistaxis
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Symptom of coughing and spitting up blood
Hemoptysis
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pooling of blood within pleural cavity surrounding the lungs. No prefix or suffix
Hemothorax
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sign of abnormally rapid shallow rate of breathing. Common among pt’s with anxiety panic attacks but common symptom of heart failure
hyperventilation
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Reduced breathing rhythm that doesnt meet body’s gas exchange demands
Hypoventilation
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Sign of abnormally low levels of O2 throughout the body
Hypoxia
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Closure of glottis(opening into larynx) due to muscular contractions of throat. Can be assoc with: asthma/allergies/exercise/stress/anxiety/esopholageal reflux disease GERD/anesthesia from surgery
Laryngospasm
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an expectorant matter coughed out of lung (mucus/inhaled particles/pus or blood) no constructed form
Sputum
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means rapid breathing
Tachypnea
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respiratory therapists help patients to understand and manager their ill edd by teaching
prevention of symptoms
home treatment plan
knowing when to call dr
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outpatient therapy occurs for pts with an ongoing condition (Copd asthma) and may run
blood oxygen tests/lung function tests such as spirometry
