Unit 5 (Respiratory System) Flashcards
(59 cards)
1
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BS
A
breath sounds
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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
CO2
A
oxygen
11
Q
RT
A
respiratory therapy
12
Q
SOB
A
short of breath
13
Q
DNR
A
do no resusciatat
14
Q
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
Q
muc/o
A
mucus (substance secreted)
19
Q
pharyng/o
A
throat
20
Q
pharynx
A
throat (transports air to/from nose to trachea)
21
Q
sept/o
A
septum (wall dividing a structure)
22
Q
sinus/o
A
sinus (air filled cavity within a bone)
23
Q
tonsill/o
A
tonsils (at side of throat)
24
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adenoid/o
A
adenoids (behind nasal cavity)
25
laryng/o
larynx (voice box)
26
trache/o
trachea (windpipe)
27
bronch/o
bronchi (transports air to/from trachea to lungs)
28
bronchi/o
bronchi (transports air to/from trachea to lungs)
29
pulmon/o
lungs
30
pneumon/o
lungs
31
diaphragm
muscle that separates thoracic and abdominal cavities
32
thorac/o
chest cavity
33
thora/o
chest cavity
34
-thorax
chest cavity
35
otorhinolaryngologist (ENT)
specialist of the ears, nose, and throat
36
pulmonologist
specializes in treating diseases and disorders of the lungs
37
RT
respiratory therapist
38
spirometry
measure someones breathing
39
spir/o
to breathe
40
-metry
to measure
41
spirometer
instrument used to measure
42
auscultation
process of listening to sounds within the body with a stethoscope (heart, lungs, and intestines)
43
normal adult RR
normal adult respiration rate, 10-20 breaths per minute
44
ox/i
oxygen
45
ox/o
oxygen
46
-capnia
carbon dioxide
47
-pnea
breathing
48
tachy-
fast
49
brady-
slow
50
eu-
good, normal
51
a-
without (if consonant following)
52
an-
without (if vowel following)
53
inhale
to breathe in
54
exhale
to breath out
55
-ectasis
dilation
56
asthma
allergic disorder characterized by breathing difficulty
57
influenza
the flu
58
SID
sudden infant death syndrome
59
pneumonia
inflammation of lungs where air sacs fill with pus
