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Chapter 7 Flashcards

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tasteless, colorless, odorless gas produced by body cells during metabolism

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carbon dioxide

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tough, elastic connective tissue that is more rigid than ligaments but less dense then bone

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cartilage

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minute, hairlike structures that extend from the surface of the cell

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cilia

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to move or spread out a substance at random, rather than by chemical reaction or application if external forces

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diffuse

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tasteless, oder less, colorless gas essential for human respiration

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oxygen

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symbol that indicates the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a substance

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pH

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thin layer of tissue that covers internal body cavities and secretes a fluid that keeps the membrane moist; also called serosa

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serous membrane

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Nas/o
rhin/o

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nose

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sept/o

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septum

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sinus/o

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sinus, cavity

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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tonsill/o

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tonsils

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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laryng/o

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larynx (voice box)

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trache/o

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trachea (windpipe)

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bronchi/o
bronch/o

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bronchus (pleural, bronchi)

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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alveol/o

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alveolous; air sac

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pleur/o

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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

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anthrac/o

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coal, coal dust

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atel/o

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incomplete; imperfect

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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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lob/o

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lobe

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orth/o

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straight

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ox/ o

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oxygen

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pector/o
steth/o
thorac/o

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chest

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phren/o

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diaphragm; mind

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spir/o

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breathe

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33
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-capnia

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carbon dioxide

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34
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-osmia

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smell

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-phonia

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voice

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36
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-pnea

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breathing

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-ptysis

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spitting

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-thorax

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chest

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Abnormal sounds, or noises heard over lungs and airways commonly leading to a diagnosis of a respiratory or cardiac condition. Also called adventitious breath sounds.

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abnormal breath sounds

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intermittent, sounds caused by exudates spasms, hyperplasia, or when air enters moisture filled alveoli also called rale 

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crackle

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Continuous sound heard during inspiration and expiration caused by secretions in the larger airways and commonly resembling snoring

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Rhonchus

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High-pitched harsh sound caused by spasm or swelling of the larynx or an obstruction in the upper airway

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stridor

43
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whistling, or sighing, that results from narrowing of the lumen of the respiratory passageway 

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wheeze

44
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Excessive acidity of body fluids

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Acidosis

45
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Absence of sense of smell

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Anosmia

46
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disorder in which breathing stops repeatedly during sleep, resulting in blood deoxygenation, causing the patient to awaken, gasping for air, also called sleep apnea

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Apnea

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A form of sleep apnea, that occurs when brain fails to stimulate breathing muscles, causing brief, pauses and breathing

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Central CSA

48
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Most common form of sleep apnea caused by an upper airway blockage that prevents an adequate flow of air to the lungs

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Obstructive OSA

49
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type of sleep apnea that occurs when central sleep apnea and obstructive sleep apnea occur simultaneously

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Mixed

50
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collapsed or airless state of the long, which may be acute or chronic. It affects all or part of the lung.

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atelectasis

51
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Acute inflammation of the membranes of the nose also called rhinitis

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coryza

52
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Common and childhood condition involving inflammation of the larynx, trachea and bronchial passages, and sometimes involving the lungs

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croup

53
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Life-threatening, genetic disease, causing mucus to become unusually thick and sticky plugging tubes and ducts especially in the lungs and pancreas

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Cystic fibrosis

54
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Displacement of the cartilage dividing the nostrils that causes reduced airflow, and sometimes causes nose bleeds

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Deviated, nasal septum

55
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severe life-threatening infection of the epiglottis and soup Gladis structures that occurs mostly commonly in children between ages two and 12 years

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Epiglottitis

56
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Nasal hemorrhage also called nosebleed

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epistaxis

57
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Oxygen deficiency in arterial blood, which is usually a sign of respiratory impairment, and commonly causes hypoxia

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Hypoxemia

58
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oxygen deficiency in the blood, or a region of the body that commonly causes cyanosis

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Hypoxia

59
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Acute contagious viral disorder of the respiratory track, characterized by weakness, fever, chills, and muscle pain especially in the back arms and legs also called flu

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Influenza

60
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Acute infectious disease characterized by a cough that has a characteristic whoops sound also called whooping cough

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Pertussis

61
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Abdominal accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity that impairs breathing by limiting the expansion of the lungs

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Plural effusion

62
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Exudative effusion characterized by collection of pus in the pleural cavity, commonly as a result of bacterial pneumonia that spreads from the lungs also called pyothorax

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empyema

63
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presence of air in the pleural cavity commonly caused by blunt or penetrating chest injury, or as a result of a thoracic surgery

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Pneumothorax

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inflammation of the pleural membrane characterized by stabbing pain that is intensified by coughing or deep breathing also called pleuritis

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Pleurisy

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Accumulation of extravascular fluid in the lung, tissues and alveoli most commonly caused by heart failure

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Pulmonary edema

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Blockage in the artery of lungs, caused by mass of undissolved matter, such as blood clot, tissue, air bubbles and bacteria that travel to the lungs from another part of the body

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Pulmonary embolism

67
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completely unexpected and unexplained death of an apparently normal healthy infant usually less than the age of 12 months also called crib death

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sudden infant death syndrome SIDS

68
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potentially fatal contagious, disease spread through respiratory droplets affecting any organ of the body, but primarily the lungs causing chest pain hemoptysis Weight, loss, fatigue, and night sweats

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Tuberculosis TB

69
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tuberculosis screening test in which an affection of tuberculin purified, protein derivative PPD is placed just beneath the surface of the skin to identify previous exposure to tuberculosis

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mantoux test

70
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not invasive method of monitoring the percentage of hemoglobin HB saturated with oxygen, also called pulse oximetry

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Oximetry

71
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test of sleep cycles and stages using electroencephalograms EEG’s usually are continuous recordings waves, as well as electrical activity of muscles, movement respiratory rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen saturation, heart rhythm, and some direct observation of the person during sleep using a video camera

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Polysomnography

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Series of tests to aid in diagnosis of lung diseases, and evaluate effectiveness of treatments

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Pulmonary function test, PFTs

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PFT that measures how much and how quickly air moves in and out of the lungs

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Spirometry

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Visual examination of the bronchi, using endoscope inserted through the mouth and trachea for direct viewing of structures for projecting on a monitor

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Bronchoscopy

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Visual examination of the larynx to detect, tumors for embodies, nerve, or structural injury, or other abnormalities

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Laryngoscopy

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Visual examination of the mediastinal structures, including the heart, trachea, esophagus bronchus thymus, and lymph nodes

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Mediastinoscopy

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Test that measures dissolve, oxygen and carbon dioxide in arterial blood

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Arterial blood gas, ABG

78
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Microbial test used to identify causing organisms of the lower respiratory tract especially those that caused pneumonia

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Sputum culture

79
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Measurement of the amount of salt, sodium chloride and sweat

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Sweat test

80
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Test to identify pathogens, especially group, a streptococci

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Throat culture

81
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Radiographic test that is identifying lung condition, such as pneumonia, lung, cancer, COPD, and pneumothorax

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Chest x-ray CXR

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minimally invasive imaging that combines computed, tomography, scanning and angiography to produce images of the pulmonary arteries

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Computed, tomography, pulmonary angiography. CTPA.

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nucleus, test scan that evaluates airflow, ventilation and blood flow perfusion in the lungs for evidence of blood clot in the lungs also called VG lung scan

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ventilation- perfusion V-Q perfusion scan

84
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excision of part of the pleura usually the parietal pleura

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Pleurectomy

85
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decision of the lung or a portion of the lung commonly for threat of cancer

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Pneumonectomy

86
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Surgical repair of the deviated nasal septum that usually performed when the septum is encroaching on the breathing passages or nasal structures

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Septoplasty

87
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surgical puncture and drainage of pleural cavity, also called pleurocentesis or thoracocentesis

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Thoracentesis

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Surgical procedure in which an opening is made in the neck, and into the trachea into which a breathing tube may be inserted

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Tracheostomy

89
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Lunch treatment using various techniques to deliver medication and missed form directly into the lung or air passageways

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Aerosol therapy

90
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Washing or irrigating of the paranasal sinuses to remove mucopurulent materials in an immunosuppressed patient or one with known sinusitis that has failed to respond to medical management

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antral lavage

91
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Procedure bunch of plastic tube is inserted into the trachea to maintain an open airway

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Endotracheal intubation

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Method of positioning, a patient, so that gravity aids in the drainage of secretions from the bronchi and lobes of the lungs to make breathing easier

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Postural drainage

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