Abbreviations-Chapter 5

Question 1

BS

Answer 1

breath sounds

Question 2

CF

Answer 2

cystic fibrosis

Question 3

COPD

Answer 3

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Question 4

PE

Answer 4

pulmonary embolism
blockage caused by blood clots in the lungs
can be life threatning

Question 5

SIDS

Answer 5

sudden infant death syndrome

Question 6

TB

Answer 6

tuberculosis

infectious disease that attacks the lungs

Question 7

URI

Answer 7

upper respiratory infection (common cold)

Question 8

PCN

Answer 8

penicillin

Question 9

CO2

Answer 9

carbon dioxide

Question 10

O2

Answer 10

oxygen

Question 11

RT

Answer 11

respiratory therapy

Question 12

SOB

Answer 12

short of breath

Question 13

DNR

Answer 13

do not resuscitate

Question 14

DOA

Answer 14

dead on arrival

Question 15

T&A

Answer 15

tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Question 16

nose

Answer 16

nas/o, rhin/o

Question 17

muc/o

Answer 17

mucus, substance secreted

Question 18

throat

Answer 18

phayng/o
pharynx(throat)
transports air to/from nose to trachea

Question 19

sept/o

Answer 19

septem, wall dividing a stucture

Question 20

sinus/o

Answer 20

sinus

air filled cavity within a bone

Question 21

tonsill/o

Answer 21

tonsils

at side of throat

Question 22

adenoid/o

Answer 22

adentoids

behind nasal cavity

Question 23

laryng/o

Answer 23

voice box

makes speech possible

Question 24

trache/o

Answer 24

trachea (windpipe)

transports air to/from pharynx to bronchi

Question 25

bronch/o or bronchi/o

Answer 25

transports air to/from trachea to lungs
bronchi-(bronchus-sungular)
brochitits

Question 26

pulmon/o

pneumon/o

Answer 26

lungs

brings oxygen into the body

Question 27

diaphragm

Answer 27

muscle that separates thoracic and abdominal cavities

Question 28

thorac/o
thora/o
thorax

Answer 28

thoracic (chest) cavity

protects the heart and lungs

Question 29

otorhinolaryngologist (ENT)

Answer 29

specialist of the ears, nose, and throat

Question 30

pulmonologist

Answer 30

specializes in treating diseases and disorders of the lungs

Question 31

RT

Answer 31

respiratory therapist (therapy)
provides treatment to ease/correct breathing problems

Question 32

spirometry

Answer 32

spir/o - to breathe

metry - to measure

Question 33

spirometer

Answer 33

meter - instrument used to measure

Question 34

auscultation

Answer 34

process of listening to sounds within the body with a stethoscope

Question 35

Normal adult RR

Answer 35

respiration rate

10-20 breaths per minute

Question 36

ox/i ox/o

Answer 36

oxygen

Question 37

capnia

Answer 37

carbon dioxide

Question 38

pnea

Answer 38

breathing

Question 39

tachy

Answer 39

fast

Question 40

brady

Answer 40

slow

Question 41

eu

Answer 41

good, normal (breathing)

Question 42

a

Answer 42

without breathing (if consonant following)

Question 43

an

Answer 43

without breathing (if vowel following)

Question 44

COPD

Answer 44

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

used to describe airflow limitations

Question 45

ectasis

Answer 45

dilation
bronchiectasis?
- a dilation of bronchi (usually from lung infections)

Question 46

asthma

Answer 46

allergic disorder characterized by breathing difficulty

Question 47

influenza

Answer 47

the flu

contagious viral respiratory infection

Question 48

CF

Answer 48

cystic fibrosis
passed down in families
thick sticky mucus that builds up in lungs and digestive system
most common with children and you adults
life threatening, 37 years

Question 49

pneumonia

Answer 49

inflammation of lungs where air sacs fill with pus