Unit 5 Flashcards
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 (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
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 the nasal cavity)
24
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
25
trache/o
trachea
26
bronch/o, bronchi/o
bronchi (transports air to and from the trachea to the lungs)
27
pulmon/o
lungs
28
pneumon/o
lungs
29
diaphragm
muscle that separates thoracic and abdominal cavities
30
thorac/o, thora/o
thoracic cavity
31
-thorax
thoracic cavity
32
otorhinolaryngologist
specialist of the ears, nose, and throat
33
pulmonologist
specializes in treating diseases and disorders of the lungs
34
auscultation
process of listening to sounds within the body with a stethoscope
35
spir/o
to breathe
36
normal adult RR
respiration rate (10-20 breaths per minute)
37
ox/i, ox/o
oxygen
38
-capnia
carbon dioxide
39
-pnea
breathing
40
tachy-
fast
41
brady-
slow
42
eu-
good, normal
43
a-
without
44
an-
without
45
-extasis
dilation
46
asthma
allergic disorder characterized by breathing difficulty
47
influenza
flu (contagious viral respiratory infection)
48
cystic fibrosis
thick mucus builds up in lungs and digestive system, most common in children, life threatening
