Ch. 7 Symptomatic Terms

Question 0

bradypnea

Answer 0

slow breathing

Question 1

eupnea

Answer 1

normal breathing

Question 2

tachypnea

Answer 2

fast breathing

Question 3

hypopnea

Answer 3

shallow breathing

Question 4

hyperpnea

Answer 4

deep breathing

Question 5

dyspnea

Answer 5

difficulty breathing

Question 6

apnea

Answer 6

inability to breathe

Question 7

orthopnea

Answer 7

ability to breathe only in an upright position

Question 8

Cheyne-Stokes respiration

Answer 8

pattern of breathing characterized by a gradual increase in depth and rate, followed by a decrease, resulting in apnea

Question 9

crackles; rales

Answer 9

popping sounds heard during auscultation of the lungs

Question 10

wheezes; rhonchi

Answer 10

high-pitched, musical sounds heard during auscultation of the lungs as air flows through a narrow passageway; asthma, emphysema

Question 11

stridor

Answer 11

high-pitched, crowing sound that occurs with an obstruction to the upper airway (trachea or larynx)

Question 12

caseous necrosis

Answer 12

degeneration and death of tissue with a cheese-like appearance

Question 13

cyanosis

Answer 13

bluish coloration of the skin caused by a deficient amount of oxygen in the blood

Question 14

dysphonia

Answer 14

hoarseness (phon/o = voice/sound)

Question 15

epistaxis

Answer 15

nosebleed (epi = upon; stazo = to drip)

Question 16

expectoration

Answer 16

coughing up and spitting out material from the lungs

Question 17

sputum

Answer 17

material expelled from the lungs by coughing

Question 18

hemoptysis

Answer 18

coughing up blood (ptysis = to spit)

Question 19

hypercapnia; hypercarbia

Answer 19

excessive level of carbon dioxide in the lungs (capno = smoke; carbo = coal)

Question 20

hyperventilation

Answer 20

excessive movement of air into and out of the lungs, causing hypocapnia

Question 21

hypocapnia; hypocarbia

Answer 21

deficient level of carbon dioxide in the blood

Question 22

hypoventilation

Answer 22

deficient movement of air into and out of the lungs, causing hypercapnia

Question 23

hypoxemia

Answer 23

deficient amount of oxygen in the blood

Question 24

hypoxia

Answer 24

deficient amount of oxygen in the tissue cells

Question 25

obstructive lung disorder

Answer 25

condition blocking the flow of air moving out of the lungs

Question 26

restrictive lung disorder

Answer 26

condition limiting the intake of air into the lungs

Question 27

pulmonary edema

Answer 27

fluid filling the spaces around the alveoli and, eventually flooding into the alveoli

Question 28

pulmonary infiltrate

Answer 28

density on an x-ray image representing the consolidation of matter within the air spaces of the lungs, usually resulting from an inflammatory response

Question 29

rhinorrhea

Answer 29

runny nose