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Respiratory Flashcards

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Acute inflammatory process that affects mucous membranes that lines upper respiratory tract

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Common Cold/Upper Respiratory Track Infection

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Acute or chronic inflammation of mucous membranes of paranasal sinuses

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Sinusitis

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Acute or chronic inflammation of infection of pharynx

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Pharyngitis(Sore Throat)

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Nasopharyngeal tumours that arise in areas of pharynx which opens into nasal cavity anteriorly and oral pharynx inferiorly

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Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

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Inflammation of larynx, including vocal chords

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Laryngitis

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6
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Crooked nasal septum(cartilage partition between nostrils)

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Deviated Septum

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Benign growths that form as a consequence of distended mucous membranes protruding into the nasal cavity

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Nasal Polyps

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8
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Impairment or loss of sense of smell

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Anosmia

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Hemorrhage from nose

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Epistaxis(Nosebleed)

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10
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Growths on the larynx

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Laryngeal Tumours

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Neoplasm of larynx

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Laryngeal Cancer

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Coughing or spitting up of blood from the respiratory tract

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Hemoptysis

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13
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Airless or collapsed state of pulmonary tissue

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Atelectasis

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Blood clot or other material lodges and occludes an artery in the pulmonary circulation

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Pulmonary Embolism

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Infective inflammation of the lungs

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Pneumonia

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16
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Cavity of contained infectious material in the lung

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Pulmonary Abscess

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Pneumonia caused by bacterium Legionella Pneumophilia

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Legionellosis(Legionnarie’s Disease/Pontiac Fever)

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18
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Inflammatory and infectious condition of lungs

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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Pneumonia

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Fungal disease originating in lungs caused by inhalation of dust containing Histoplasma Capsulatum

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Histoplasmosis

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Generalized, highly contagious, acute viral disease occurring in annual outbreaks

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Influenza

21
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Diminished response to elevated carbon dioxide levels, ineffective exchange of respiratory gases

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases

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Acute of chronic inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the bronchi

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Bronchitis

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Permanent, irreversible dilation or distortion of one or more of the bronchi

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Bronchiectasis

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Wheezing, airway closure and severe anxiety

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Asthma

25
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder characterized by destructive changes in alveolar walls on a reversible enlargement of alveolar air spaces

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Pulmonary Emphysema

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Any disease of lung caused by long-term mineral dust inhalation

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Pneumonoconiosis

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Inflammation of membranes surrounding lungs and lining of pleural cavity

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Pleurisy(Pleuritis)

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Collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity that results in a collapsed or partially collapsed lung

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Pneumothorax

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Accumulation of blood or fluid in the pleural cavity

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Hemothorax

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Instability in the chest wall

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Flail Chest

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Chronic, acute or subacute infection of the lungs by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

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Pulmonary Tuberculosis

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Acute herpesvirus infection involving Epstein-Barr Virus

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Infectious Mononucleosis(Glandular Fever)

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Acute lung injury

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Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome(ARDS)

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Multisystem granulomatous(small lesions of inflamed cells) disorder most commonly detected in the lungs

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Sarcoidosis

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Most common cause of cancer death, causes 30% of cancer deaths worldwide

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Lung Cancer

36
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Lack of oxygen with hypercapnia causes

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Respiratory Acidosis

37
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Hyperventilation with hypocapnia causes

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Respiratory Alkalosis

38
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Encloses the lungs

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Visceral Pleura

39
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Lines the inside of the chest cavity space

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Parietal Pleura

40
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Between the visceral and parietal pleura

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Pleural Cavity

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The pleural cavity contains

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Pleural Fluid

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The area between the lungs that contains the heart, great vessels, trachea, esophagus and lymph nodes

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Mediastinum

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A type of pneumoconiosis, dust disease from exposure to asbestos fibers, slow and progressive diffuse fibrosis, most commonly occurring type

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Asbestosis

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A type of pneumoconiosis, black lung or coal miner’s lung, accumulation of carbon deposits in lungs from inhalation of smoke/coal dust

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Anthracosis

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A type of pneumoconiosis, dust disease affecting workers who are stone masons or metal grinders or who work in queries, develop as a result of inhaling silica dust, dense fibrosis of lungs, emphysema with respiratory impairment

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Silicosis

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What is the difference between wet and dry pleurisy?

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Wet: Pleural effusion present, increased volume
Dry: Pleural fluid decreases in volume

47
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A type of pneumothorax, opening is present on surface of lung due to erosion of alveoli from tumor or disease

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Spontaneous

48
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A type of pneumothorax, integrity of pleural cavity is breached as a result of trauma(gunshot wound etc.)

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Traumatic

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