Unit 5 Flashcards
1
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BS
A
breath sounds
2
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CF
A
cystic fibrosis; passed down in familes
3
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COPD
A
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; used to describe airflow limitations
4
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PE
A
pulmonary embolism
5
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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
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DNR
A
do not resuscitate
14
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DOA
A
dead on arrival
15
Q
T&A
A
tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
16
Q
nas/o
A
nose
17
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rhin/o
A
nose
18
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muc/o
A
mucus: substance secreted
19
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pharyng/o
A
pharynx (throat) transports air to/from nose to trachea
20
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sept/o
A
septum: wall dividing a structure
21
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sinus/o
A
sinus: air filled cavity within a bone
22
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tonsill/o
A
tonsils; at side of the throat
23
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adenoid/o
A
adenoids; behind nasal cavity
24
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laryng/o
A
larynx(voice box); makes speech possible
25
trache/o
trachea(windpipe); transports air to/from pharynx and bronchi
26
bronc/o or bronchi/o
bronchi; transports air to/from trachea to lungs
27
pulmon/o
lungs
28
pneumon/o
lungs
29
diaphragm
muscle that separates thoracic and abdominal cavities
30
thorac/o
thoracic (chest) cavity
31
thora/o
thoracic (chest) cavity
32
-thorax
thoracic (chest) cavity
33
otorhinolaryngologist (ENT)
specialist of the ears, nose and throat
34
pulmonologist
specializes in treating diseases and disorders of the lungs
35
RT
respiratory therapist (therapy); provides treatment to ease/correct breathing problems
36
spir/o
to breathe
37
-metry
to measure
38
spirometer
used to measure breathing
39
auscultation
process of listening to sounds within the body with a stethoscope (heart, lungs, and intestine)
40
normal adult respiration rate
10-20 breaths per minute
41
ox/i
oxygen
42
ox/o
oxygen
43
-capnia
carbon dioxide
44
-pnea
breathing
45
tachy-
fast
46
brady-
slow
47
eu-
good, normal
48
a-
without (if consonant following)
49
an-
without (if vowel following)
50
inhale
to breathe in
51
exhale
to breathe out
52
-ectasis
dilation
53
asthma
allergic disorder characterized by breathing difficulty
54
influenza (flu)
contagious viral respiratory infection
55
pneumonia
inflammation of lungs where air sacs fill with pus
