Abbreviations unit 5

Question 1

BS

Answer 1

breath sounds

Question 2

CF

Answer 2

cystic fibrosis-passe down in families, thick, sticky muscus builds up in the lungs and digestive system

Question 3

COPD

Answer 3

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-can be caused from smoking-or respiratory infections-chemicals/dusty enviorments-air flow limitations

Question 4

PE

Answer 4

pulmonary embolism-blood clot in the lungs, can be life threatening

Question 5

SIDS

Answer 5

sudden infant death syndrome-unknown-reduce it by laying them on their back and without blankets and baby’s with a pacifier live longer

Question 6

TB

Answer 6

tuberculosis-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-ease and correct breathing problems

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 -adj.

Question 17

nose

Answer 17

rhin/o -noun

Question 18

muc/o

Answer 18

mucus

Question 19

pharyng/o

Answer 19

pharynx (throat) -transports air from nose to trachea

Question 20

Sept/o

Answer 20

septum-wall dividing nostrils

Question 21

sinus/o

Answer 21

sinus, air filled cavities in the bones

Question 22

tonsill/o

Answer 22

tonsils, located at the side of the throat

Question 23

Adenoid/o

Answer 23

adenoids, behind the nasal cavity

Question 24

Laryng/o

Answer 24

voice box

Question 25

Bronch/o

Answer 25

bronchi transports air to /from the windpipe/trachea to lungs

Question 26

Trache/o

Answer 26

Transports are from the pharynx to bronchi

Question 27

pulmon/o

Answer 27

lungs -brings oxygen into the body

Question 28

pneumon/o

Answer 28

lungs-brings oxygen into the body

Question 29

diaphragm

Answer 29

muscle that separates thoracic and abdominal cavity

Question 30

thorac/o, thora/o, -thorax

Answer 30

thoracic cavity (chest)-protects heart and lungs

Question 31

otorhinolaryngologist (ENT)

Answer 31

specialist of the ears, nose, and throat

Question 32

pulmonologist

Answer 32

specializes in treating diseases and disorders of the lungs

Question 33

Spirometry

Answer 33

measure someones breathing

Question 34

Spir/o

Answer 34

to breathe

Question 35

-Metry

Answer 35

to measure

Question 36

-meter

Answer 36

instrument used to measure

Question 37

spirometer

Answer 37

instrument used to measure someone’s breath

Question 38

auscultation

Answer 38

process of listening to sounds within the body with a stethoscope (heart, lungs, intestines)

Question 39

normal adult RR (respiration rate)

Answer 39

10-20 breaths per minute

Question 40

ox/i ox/o

Answer 40

oxygen

Question 41

-capnia

Answer 41

carbon dioxide

Question 42

-pnea

Answer 42

breathing

Question 43

tachy-

Answer 43

fast

Question 44

brady-

Answer 44

slow

Question 45

eu-

Answer 45

good normal

Question 46

a-

Answer 46

without (if consonant following)

Question 47

an-

Answer 47

without (if a vowel is following)

Question 48

inhale

Answer 48

to breathe in

Question 49

exhale

Answer 49

to breathe out

Question 50

-ectasis

Answer 50

dilation

Question 51

asthma

Answer 51

allergic disorder characterized by breathing difficulty

Question 52

influenza

Answer 52

the flu, contagious viral respiratory infection

Question 53

pneumonia

Answer 53

inflammation of lungs where air sacs fill with pus