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Ch11 Respiratory Flashcards

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alveol/o-

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Alveolus

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bronch/o-

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Bronchus

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bronchiol/o-

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Bronchus

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ecstasis (suffix)

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Stretching or dilatation

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epiglott/o-

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Epiglottis

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laryng/o-

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Larynx

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nas/o-

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Nose

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orth/o-

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Straight

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pector/o-

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Chest

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pharyng/o-

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Pharynx

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phren/o-

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Mind; also Diaphragm

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pleur/o-

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Pleura

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pne/o-

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Breathing

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pneum/o-

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Lungs; Air

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pneumon/o-

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Lungs; Air

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pulmn/o-

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Lungs

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rhin/o-

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Nose

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scope (suffix)

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An instrument used to view

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sinus/o-

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Sinus

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thor/a-

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Chest

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thorac/o-

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Chest

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trache/o-

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Trachea

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apnea

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Temporary cessation of breathing; “without breathing”

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bradypnea

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Abnormally slow breathing

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cough

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Forceful, sometimes violent expiratory effort preceded by inspiration

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cyanosis

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Slightly bluish, grayish, slatelike or dark discoloration of skin due to abnormal reduced amounts of hemoglobin

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dysphonia

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Diffuculty in speaking; hoarseness

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dyspnea

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Aur hunger resulting in labored or difficult breathing, sometimes with pain

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epistaxis

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Hemorrhage from the nose; nose bleed

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expectoration

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Act of spitting out saliva or coughing up materials from the air passageways leading to the lungs

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hemoptysis

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Expectoration of blood arising from the air passageways leading to the lungs’

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hypercapnia

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Increaed amount of carbon dioxide in the blood

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hypoxemia

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Insufficient oxygenation of arterial blood

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hypoxia

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Deficiency of oxygen

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Kussmaul respirations

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Very deep, gasping type respiration associated with severe diabetic acidosis

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orthopnea

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Discomfort in breathing in any postion but erect, sitting, or standing positions

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rales

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Abnormal sound upon chest ausculation; passage of air through bronchi containing secretion or exudate or that are constricted by spasm or thickening of their walls; “crackle”

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rhinorrhea

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Thin, watery discharge from the nose

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rhonchi

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Rales or rattlings in the throat, esp when it resembles snoring

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stridor

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Harsh sound during respiration; high-pitched and resembling the blowing of wind due to air way obstruction

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tachypnea

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Abnormal rapidity of breathing

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wheeze

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Whistling sound or sighing sound resulting from narrowing of the lumen of a respiratory passageway

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coryza

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Inflammation of the respiratory mucous membranes; aka rhinitis or the common cold (upper resp. tract infection)

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croup

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Childhood disease characterized by a barking cough, hoarseness, tachypnea, inspiratory stridor, and layngeal spasm

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laryngitis

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Inflammation of the larynx, usually resulting in dysphonia, cough, and difficulty swallowing

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pertussis

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Acute upper resp. infectious disease; whooping cough

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pharyngitis

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Inflammation of the pharynx, usually resulting in sore throat

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rhinitis

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Inflammation of the nasal mucous membranes, resulting in passage obstruction; rhinorrhea, and facial pressure/pain

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sinusitis

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Inflammation of a sinus, esp a paranasal sinus

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tonsilittis

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Inflammation of the palatine tonsils, located in the area of the oropharynx

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asthma

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Paroxysmal dyspnea accompanied by wheezing caused by a spasm of the bronchial tubes or by swelling of their mucous membranes

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bronchiectasis

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Chronic dilatation of a bronchus or bronchi, with secondary infection usually of the lower lung

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bronchitis

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Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes. Infection often preceded by the common cold

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bronchiogenic carcinoma

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Malignant lung tumor that originates in the bronchi, lung cancer

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emphysema

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Chronic pulmonary disease with abnormally large air spaces distal to the terminal bronchiole; either from dilation of alveoli or from destruction of their walls

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empyema

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Pus in a body cavity esp in the pleural cavity (pyothorax)

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hyaline membrane disease

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Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) of the premature infant; severe respiration impairment

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influenza

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Highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory tract transmitted by airborne droplet infection

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lung abscess

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Localized collection of pus formed by the destruction of lung tissue and microorganisms by WBCs

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pleural effusion

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Accumulation of fluid in the pleural space, resulting in compression of the underlying portion of the lung with resultant dyspnea

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pleuritis

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Inflammation of both the visceral and parietal pleura

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pneumonia

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Inflammation of the lungs cuased primarily by bacteria, viruses, and chemical irritants

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pneumothorax

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Collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity, entering through perforation of the chest wall or pleura, causing lungs to collapse

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pulmonary edema

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Swelling of the lungs caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the lungs, either in the alveoli or the interstitial spaces

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pulmonary embolism

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Obstruction of one or more pulmonary arteries by a thrombus carried by the venous system to the lungs

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pulmonary heart disease (cor pulmonale)

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Hypertrophy of the heart’s right ventricle (with or without failure) resulting from disorders of the lungs, pulmonary vessels or chest wall

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Sudden infant death syndrome

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SIDS; the completely unexpected and unexplained death of an apparently well, or virtually well, infant.

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tuberculosis

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Infectious disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis; characterized by the inflammatory infiltrations, formation of tubercles, and caseous necrosis of the lungs

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anthracosis

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Accumulation of carbon deposits in the lungs due to breathing smoke or coal dust (black lung disease); “coal miner’s pneumoocniosis”

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asbestosis

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Lung disease resulting from inhalation of asbetos particles

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byssinosis

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Lung disease resulting from inhalation of cotton, flax, and hemp; “brown lung disease”

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silicosis

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Lung disease resulting from inhalation of silica (quartz) dust, characteriszed by formation of small nodules

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bronchoscopy

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Examination of the interior of the bronchi using lighted, flexible tube known as a bronchoscope

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laryngoscopy

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Examination of the interior of the larynx using a lighted, flexible tube known as a laryngoscope (or endoscope)

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sputum

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Specimen of material expectorated from the mouth, possibly containing tissue/material from the throat and bronchi

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thoracentesis

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Involves the use of a needle to collect pleural fluid for lab analysis or to remove excess pleural fluid or air from the pleural space

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tonsillectomy

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Surgical removal of the palatine tonsils

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tuberculin skin test (TST)

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Tests the presence of tuberculosis infection present in the body, based on positive skin reaction to PPD (purified protein derivative) of the tubercle bacilli

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