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1
Q

BS

A

breath sounds

2
Q

CF

A

cystic fibrosis

3
Q

COPD

A

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

4
Q

PE

A

pulmonary embolism

5
Q

SIDS

A

sudden infant death syndrome

6
Q

TB

A

tuberculosis

7
Q

URI

A

upper respiratory infection (common cold)

8
Q

PCN

A

penicillin

9
Q

CO2

A

carbon dioxide

10
Q

O2

A

oxygen

11
Q

RT

A

respiratory therapy

12
Q

SOB

A

short of breath

13
Q

DNR

A

do not resuscitate

14
Q

DOA

A

dead on arrival

15
Q

T&A

A

tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

16
Q

nas/o

A

nose

17
Q

rhin/o

A

nose

18
Q

muc/o

A

mucus

19
Q

pharyng/o

A

pharynx (throat)

20
Q

sept/o

A

septum (wall dividing a structure)

21
Q

sinus/o

A

sinus (air filled cavity within a bone)

22
Q

tonsill/o

A

tonsils

23
Q

adenoid/o

A

adenoids (behind nasal cavity)

24
Q

laryng/o

A

larynx (voice box)

25
Q

trache/o

A

trachea (windpipe)

26
Q

bronch/o or bronchi/o

A

bronchi

27
Q

pulmon/o

A

lungs

28
Q

pneumon/o

A

lungs

29
Q

diaphragm

A

muscle that separates thoracic and abdominal cavities

30
Q

thorac/o

A

thoracic cavity

31
Q

thora/o

A

thoracic cavity

32
Q

-thorax

A

thoracic cavity

33
Q

otorhinolaryngologist

A

ENT

34
Q

pulmonologist

A

specializes in treating diseases and disorders of the lungs

35
Q

spir/o

A

to breathe

36
Q

-metry

A

to measure

37
Q

-meter

A

instrument used to measure

38
Q

auscultation

A

process of listening to sounds within the body with a stethoscope

39
Q

normal adult RR

A

respiration rate, 10-20 breaths per minute

40
Q

ox/i or ox/o

A

oxygen

41
Q

-capnia

A

carbon dioxide

42
Q

-pnea

A

breathing

43
Q

tachy-

A

fast

44
Q

brady-

A

slow

45
Q

eu-

A

good, normal

46
Q

a-

A

without (if consonant following)

47
Q

an-

A

without (if vowel following)

48
Q

inhale

A

breathe in

49
Q

exhale

A

breathe out

50
Q

-ectasis

A

dilation

51
Q

asthma

A

allergic disorder characterized by breathing difficulty

52
Q

influenza

A

the flu, contagious viral respiratory infection

53
Q

pneumonia

A

inflammation of lungs where air sacs fill with pus