Unit 5- Respiratory system Flashcards
1
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Bs
A
Breath sounds
2
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CF
A
Cystic fibrosis
3
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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
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CO2
A
Carbon Dioxide
10
Q
O2
A
Oxygen
11
Q
RT
A
Respiratory Therapy
12
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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
Rhin/o
A
Nose
17
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Muc/o
A
Mucus
18
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Pharyng/o
A
Pharynx (throat)
Transprts air to/from nose to trachea
19
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Sept/o
A
Septum
Wall dividing to structure
20
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Sinus/o
A
Sinus
Air filled cavity within a bone
21
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Tonsill/o
A
Tansills
At side of throat
22
Q
Adenoid/o
A
Adenoids
Behind nasal cavity
23
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Laryng/o
A
Larynx (voice box)
Makes speech possible
24
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Trache/o
A
Trachea (wind pipe)
Transports air to/from pharynx to bronchi
25
Bronch/o
Bronchi/o
Bronchi (Bronchus-singular)
Transports air to and from the trachea (windpipe) to lungs
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Pulmon/o
Lungs
Brings oxygen into the body
27
Pneumon/o
Lungs
Brings oxygen into the body
28
Diaphram
Muscle that seperates thoracic and abdominal cavities
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Thorac/o
Thora/o
-thorax
Thoracic (chest) cavity
Protects sthe heart and lungs
30
Otorrhinolaryngologist (ENT)
Specialist of the ears, nose and throat
31
Pulmonologist
Specializes in treating diseases and disorders of the lungs
32
RT
Respiratory therapist (therapy)
Provides treatment to ease/ correct
33
Spirometry
Spir/o= to breathe
-metry= to measure
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Spirometer
-meter = instrument used to measure
35
Ausscultation
Process of listening to sunds within the body with a stethoscope (heart, lungs, and intestines)
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 (if consonant following)
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an-
Without (if a vowel is following)
45
inhale
to breathe in
46
exhale
to breathe out
47
-ectasis
Dilation of the bronchi
48
Asthma
Allergic disorder characterized by breathing difficulty
49
Influenza
The flu
Contagious viral resiratory infection
50
Pneumonia
Inflammation of lungs where air sacs fill with pus
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