Respiratory Flashcards
(54 cards)
1
Q
Prefixes
A
Endo-
2
Q
Endo-
A
Within
3
Q
Suffixes
A
4
Q
-centesis
A
Surgical puncture to withdraw
5
Q
-spasm
A
Involuntary contraction
6
Q
-stomy
A
New opening
7
Q
Word Root
A
8
Q
Bronch/o
A
Bronchus
9
Q
Pne/o
A
Breathing
- apnea: without (absence of) breathing
- dyspnea: difficulty breathing
- tachypnea: fast, rapid breathing
- bradypnea: slow breathing
10
Q
Laryng/o
A
Voice box
11
Q
Ox/o
A
Oxygen
12
Q
Pneumon/o
A
Lung
13
Q
Pulmon/o
A
Lung
14
Q
Nas/o
A
Nose
15
Q
Thorac/o
A
Chest
16
Q
Trache/o
A
Trachea
17
Q
Abbreviations
A
18
Q
CXR
A
Chest x-ray
19
Q
LLL
A
Left lower lobe
20
Q
LUL
A
Left upper lobe
21
Q
RLL
A
Right lower lobe
22
Q
RUL
A
right upper lobe
23
Q
O2
A
Oxygen
24
Q
SOB
A
Shortness of breath
25
PA
Posteroanterior
26
TB
Tuberculosis
27
PFT
Pulmonary function test
28
URI
Upper respiratory infection
29
Structural/Functional
30
Bronchus (Pl: Bronchi)
31
Inhalation/Exhalation
32
Larynx
Vocal cords; connects pharynx with trachea
33
Lungs
34
Nose
35
Pharynx
36
Respiration
37
Trachea
38
Pathology
39
Hypoxia
40
Rales
41
Rhonchi
42
Wheezes
43
Lower respiratory conditions
44
Asthma
45
Chronic obstructive disease (COPD)
Bronchitis:
Emphysema:
46
Hemothorax
47
Pneumonia
48
Pneumothorax
49
Tuberculosis
50
Upper respiratory infection (URI)
Coryza (common cold), laryngitis, pertussis, pharyngitis, rhinitis, sinusitis, tonsillitis
51
Diagnostic/Laboratory
Bronchoscope
52
Bronchoscopy
53
Pulmonary function tests
54
Thoracentesis
