Ch11 Respiratory Flashcards
(78 cards)
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alveol/o-
A
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)
A
Stretching or dilatation
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epiglott/o-
A
Epiglottis
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laryng/o-
A
Larynx
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nas/o-
A
Nose
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orth/o-
A
Straight
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pector/o-
A
Chest
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pharyng/o-
A
Pharynx
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phren/o-
A
Mind; also Diaphragm
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pleur/o-
A
Pleura
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pne/o-
A
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-
A
Lungs
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rhin/o-
A
Nose
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scope (suffix)
A
An instrument used to view
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sinus/o-
A
Sinus
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thor/a-
A
Chest
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thorac/o-
A
Chest
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trache/o-
A
Trachea
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apnea
A
Temporary cessation of breathing; “without breathing”
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bradypnea
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Abnormally slow breathing
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cough
Forceful, sometimes violent expiratory effort preceded by inspiration
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cyanosis
Slightly bluish, grayish, slatelike or dark discoloration of skin due to abnormal reduced amounts of hemoglobin
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dysphonia
Diffuculty in speaking; hoarseness
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dyspnea
Aur hunger resulting in labored or difficult breathing, sometimes with pain
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epistaxis
Hemorrhage from the nose; nose bleed
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expectoration
Act of spitting out saliva or coughing up materials from the air passageways leading to the lungs
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hemoptysis
Expectoration of blood arising from the air passageways leading to the lungs'
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hypercapnia
Increaed amount of carbon dioxide in the blood
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hypoxemia
Insufficient oxygenation of arterial blood
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hypoxia
Deficiency of oxygen
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Kussmaul respirations
Very deep, gasping type respiration associated with severe diabetic acidosis
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orthopnea
Discomfort in breathing in any postion but erect, sitting, or standing positions
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rales
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
Thin, watery discharge from the nose
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rhonchi
Rales or rattlings in the throat, esp when it resembles snoring
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stridor
Harsh sound during respiration; high-pitched and resembling the blowing of wind due to air way obstruction
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tachypnea
Abnormal rapidity of breathing
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wheeze
Whistling sound or sighing sound resulting from narrowing of the lumen of a respiratory passageway
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coryza
Inflammation of the respiratory mucous membranes; aka rhinitis or the common cold (upper resp. tract infection)
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croup
Childhood disease characterized by a barking cough, hoarseness, tachypnea, inspiratory stridor, and layngeal spasm
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laryngitis
Inflammation of the larynx, usually resulting in dysphonia, cough, and difficulty swallowing
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pertussis
Acute upper resp. infectious disease; whooping cough
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pharyngitis
Inflammation of the pharynx, usually resulting in sore throat
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rhinitis
Inflammation of the nasal mucous membranes, resulting in passage obstruction; rhinorrhea, and facial pressure/pain
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sinusitis
Inflammation of a sinus, esp a paranasal sinus
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tonsilittis
Inflammation of the palatine tonsils, located in the area of the oropharynx
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asthma
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
Chronic dilatation of a bronchus or bronchi, with secondary infection usually of the lower lung
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bronchitis
Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes. Infection often preceded by the common cold
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bronchiogenic carcinoma
Malignant lung tumor that originates in the bronchi, lung cancer
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emphysema
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
Pus in a body cavity esp in the pleural cavity (pyothorax)
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hyaline membrane disease
Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) of the premature infant; severe respiration impairment
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influenza
Highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory tract transmitted by airborne droplet infection
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lung abscess
Localized collection of pus formed by the destruction of lung tissue and microorganisms by WBCs
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pleural effusion
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
Inflammation of both the visceral and parietal pleura
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pneumonia
Inflammation of the lungs cuased primarily by bacteria, viruses, and chemical irritants
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pneumothorax
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
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
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)
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
SIDS; the completely unexpected and unexplained death of an apparently well, or virtually well, infant.
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tuberculosis
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
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
Lung disease resulting from inhalation of asbetos particles
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byssinosis
Lung disease resulting from inhalation of cotton, flax, and hemp; "brown lung disease"
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silicosis
Lung disease resulting from inhalation of silica (quartz) dust, characteriszed by formation of small nodules
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bronchoscopy
Examination of the interior of the bronchi using lighted, flexible tube known as a bronchoscope
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laryngoscopy
Examination of the interior of the larynx using a lighted, flexible tube known as a laryngoscope (or endoscope)
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sputum
Specimen of material expectorated from the mouth, possibly containing tissue/material from the throat and bronchi
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thoracentesis
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
Surgical removal of the palatine tonsils
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tuberculin skin test (TST)
Tests the presence of tuberculosis infection present in the body, based on positive skin reaction to PPD (purified protein derivative) of the tubercle bacilli
