Respitory System Flashcards
1
Q
aer/o
A
air
2
Q
alveol/o
A
alveolus
3
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
4
Q
anthrac/o
A
coal
5
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
6
Q
atel/o
A
incimplete
7
Q
bi/o
A
life
8
Q
bronch/o
A
brochus
9
Q
bronchi/o
A
bronchiole
10
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer
11
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
12
Q
coni/o
A
dust
13
Q
cortic/o
A
outer layer
14
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
15
Q
ABGs
A
arterial blood gases
16
Q
ad lib
A
as desiredA
17
Q
Ards
A
adult (or acute) respiratory distress syndrome
18
Q
Bronch
A
bronchoscopy
19
Q
CF
A
cystic fibrosis
20
Q
CO2
A
Carbon Dioxide
21
Q
COPD
A
chronic obstuctive pulminary disease
22
Q
CPAP
A
continuos positive airway pressure
23
Q
CPR
A
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
24
Q
C&S
A
culture and sensitivity
25
CTA
clear to auscultation
26
CXR
chest X-ray
27
D
day
28
DOE
dyspnea on exertion
29
DPT
diptheria, pertusus, tetanus injection
30
ENT
ear, nost, and throat
31
ERV
expiratory reserve volume
32
flu
influenza
33
FRC
funtional residual capacity
34
HMD
hyaline mebrane disease
35
IC
inspiratory capacity
36
IPPB
intermittent positive pressure breathing
37
IRDS
infant repiratory distress syndrome
38
IRV
inspiratory reserve volume
39
LLL
left lower lobe
40
LUL
left uper lobe
41
MDI
metered-dose inhaler
42
MERS
middle east respiratory syndrome
43
O2
oxygen
44
PE
pulmonary embolism
45
per
with
46
PFT
pulmonary function test
47
po
by mouth
48
PPD
purified protien derivative
49
PRN
as needed
50
R
respiration
51
RA
room air
52
RDS
respiratory distress syndrome
53
RLL
right lower lobe
54
RML
right middle lobe
55
RRT
registered respiratory therapist
56
RUL
right upper lobeR
57
V
reserve volume
58
Sars
severe acute respiratory syndrome
59
SIDS
sudden infant death syndromeSO
60
B
shortness of breath
61
TB
tuberculosisTL
62
C
total lung capacity
63
TPR
tempreture, pulse, and respiration
64
TV
tidal volume
65
URI
upper respiratory infectionV
66
C
vital capacity
67
VS
Vital signs
68
cyst/o
sac
69
cyt/o
cell
70
diaphragmat/o
diagragm
71
embol/o
plug
72
epiglott/o
epiglottis
73
fibr/o
fibers
74
hem/o
blood
75
hist/o
tissue
76
laryng/o
larynx
77
lob/o
lobe
78
muc/o
mucus
78
myc/o
fungus
78
nas/o
nose
79
orth/o
straight; normal
80
or/o
ear
81
ox/i
oxygen
82
pleaur/o
pleaura
82
ox/o
oxygen
83
pharyng/o
pharynx
84
pneum/o
air
85
pneumon/o
lung
86
pulmon/o
lung
87
py/o
pus
88
rhin/o
nose
89
sept/o
wallsi
90
nus/o
sinus
91
somn/o
sleep
92
ir/o
breathing
93
thorac/o
chest
94
trache/o
trachea
95
tuss/o
cough
96
-algia
pain
97
-al
pertaining to
98
-capnia
carbon dioxide
99
-ar
pretainign to
99
-ary
pretaining to
100
-dynia
pain
100
-centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid
101
-ectomy
surgical removal
101
-ectasis
diliation
101
-eal
pretaining to
102
-emia
blood condition
103
-genic
produced by
103
-gram
record
104
-graphy
process of recording
105
-ia
condition
105
-ic
pretaining to
106
-logy
study of
106
-ism
state of
107
-itits
inflammation
108
-lytic
destruction
109
-meter
insturment to measure
110
-metry
process of measuring
111
-oma
tumar
112
-ory
pretaining o
112
-osmia
smell
113
-osis
anormal condition
114
-otomy
cutting into
114
-ostomony
surgically create an opening
114
-ous
pretaining to
114
-phonia
voice
115
-plasm
formation
115
-plasty
surgeocal repair
116
-phylxis
protection
117
-plegia
paralysis
117
-pnea
breathing
118
-pytsis
spitting
119
-rrhagia
abnormal flow condition
119
-rrhea
discharge
119
-scope
insturment for viewing
120
-spasm
involuntary muscle contration
120
-stenosis
narrowing
120
-scopy
process of visually examining
120
-thorax
chest
121
-tic
pretaining to
121
a-
without
122
an-
without
123
anti-
againt
124
brady-
slow
125
dys-
difficult; abnormal
125
de-
without
126
eu-
normal
126
endo-
within
127
hyper-
excessive
127
hypo-
insufficient
128
pan-
all
129
para-
beside
129
poly-
many
130
pro-
before
131
re-
again
131
tachy-
fast
