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Respiratory Flashcards

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Vascular

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Blood vessel

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Larynx

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Voice box

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Alveolus

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Air sac

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Phren

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Diaphragm

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Pneum

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Air; lung

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Pulmo

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Lung

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Thorac

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Chest

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Aer/o

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Air

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Cyan

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Blue

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Muc/o

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Mucus

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Myc/o

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Fungus

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Orth/o

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Straight

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Py/o

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Pus

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-oma

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Tumor

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-plegia

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Paralyis

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Brady-

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Slow

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Dys-

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Bad; painful; difficult

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Eu-

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Good; normal

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Tachy-

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Rapid

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21
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Crackles commonly heard when..

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Fluid in alveoli

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Rhonchi

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Loud course or snoring sounds heard while breathing caused by obstructed airways

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Stridor

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High pitched musical sound made on inspiration; caused by obstruction in trachea or larynx

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Wheezes

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High pitched whistling sounds usually during expiration caused by narrowing of airway

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Acidosis

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Excessive acidity of blood as result of accumulation of acids or an excessive loss of bicarbonate caused by abnormally high CO2 levels in body

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ARDS- acute respiratory distress syndrome

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Life threatening build up of fluids in air sacs, preventing enough O2 from passing into blood stream

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Anosmia

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Absence or decrease in sense of smell

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Anoxia

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Absence of O2 in body tissues, caused by lack of O2 in inhaled air or by obstruction that prevents O2 from reaching lungs

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Asphyxia

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Insufficient intake of O2

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Asthma

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Inflammatory airway disorder that results in attacks of wheezing

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Atelectasis

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Collapse of lung tissue which prevents O2

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Bronchitis

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Acute or chronic inflammation of mucous membrane

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Coronavirus

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Group of viruses including Covid that cause mild to life threatening respiratory tract infections

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Coryza

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Acute inflammation of nasal passages accompanied by profuse nasal discharge; cold

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Croup

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Acute respiratory syndrome that occurs in children and infants characterized by stridor, cough, etc.

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Cystic fibrosis

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Genetic diseases that is one of the most common types of lung diseases in children and young adults and causes thick sticky mucus to build up in lungs and digestive tract

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Emphysema

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COPD; makes it hard to breath, loss of elasticity in lung tissue

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Epistaxis

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Hemorrhage from nose; nosebleed

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Hypercapnia

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Greater than normal amounts of CO2 in blood

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Hypoxemia

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Deficiency of O2 in blood; usually sign of respiratory impairment

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Hypoxia

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Deficiency of O2 in blood tissues; usually sign of respiratory impairment

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Influenza

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Acute, contagious respiratory infection; fever chills headache muscle pain

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Otitis media (OM)

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Inflammation of middle ear, commonly result of upper respiratory infection; treated with tubes

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Exudative

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OM with presence of fluids

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Pertussis

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Whooping cough

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Pleurisy

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Inflammation of pleural membrane charactErized by stabbing pain that is intensified by deep breathing or coughing

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Pneumothorax

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Collection of air or gas in pleural cavity causing complete or partial lung collapse

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Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

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Unexpected and unexplained death of baby

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Arterial blood gases (ABGs)

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Tests that measure o2 and co2 concentration in arterial blood sample

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Mantoux test

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Intradermal test to determine recent or past exposure to tuberculosis

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Polysomnography (PSG)

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Sleep study test to evaluate physical factors affecting sleep

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Pulmonary Function tests (PFTS)

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Various testS to determine capacity of lungs to exchange o2 and co2 efficiently

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Spirometry

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Measure and records volume and rate of inhaled and exhaled rate

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Postural draining

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Positioning body to assist in removal of secretions from specific lobes of lungs

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Tracheostomy

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Incision of trach and creation of opening with a tube

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Bronchodilators

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Dilate constricted airways by relaxing muscle spasms in bronchial tubes through oral administration or inhalations

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Corticosteroids

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Suppress inflammatory reaction that causes swelling and narrowing of bronchi

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Expectorants

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Improve ability to cough up mucus from respiratory tract

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Metered dose inhaler

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Device that allows patient to self administer medication into lungs

60
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Nebulized mist treatment (nmt)

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Meds directly to lungs with nebulizer device

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