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Ch 8 Respiratory System Flashcards

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specialist in pulmonary medicine

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pulmonologist

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in-

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in

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spir/o

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to breathe

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ex-

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out

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pulmon/o

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lungs

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-logist

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specialistt

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thorac/o

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chest

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phren/o

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mind or diaphragm

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-ic

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pertaining to

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nose, nasal cavity, pat+nasal sinuses, pharynx, larynx

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upper respiratory tract

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trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, lungs

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lower respiratory tract

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para-

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beside

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nas/o

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nose

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-al

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pertaining to

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paranasal sinuses

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frontal, ethmoid, maxillary. sphenoid

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alveol/o

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alveolus

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bronch/o, bronchi/o

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bronchus

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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laryng/o

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larynx

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lob/o

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lobe

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nas/o, rhin/o

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nose

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phren/o

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diapraghm

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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pneum/o, pneumon/o, pulm/o, pulmon/o

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lung

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trache/o

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trachea

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noninvasive photo+diagnostic method of monitoring blood oxygen saturation in the arteries

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oximetry

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percent of Hgb molecules that are saturated with oxygen in standardized testing

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oxygen saturation

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eu-

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normal

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dys

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bad

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-pnea

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breathing

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orth/o

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straight

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SOB

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shortness of breath

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condition in which breathing is uncomfortable in any position except sitting erect or standing

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orthopnea

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brady-

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slow

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tachy-

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fast

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hyper-

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more than normal

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increased aeration in the lungs

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hyperventilation

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-metry

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measurement

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spir/o

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to breathe

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measurement of the amount of air taken into and expelled from the lungs

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spirometry

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VC - vital capacity

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largest volume of air that can be exhaled after maximum inspiration

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deficiency in oxygen

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hypoxia or anoxia

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air or gas in the chest cavity

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pneumothorax

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blood in the pleural cavity

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hemothorax

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atel/o

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imperfect

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coni/o

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relationship to dust

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embol/o

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embolus

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home/o

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sameness

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-ole

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little

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ox/o

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oxygen

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-pnea

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breathing

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silic/o

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silica

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spir/o

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to breathe

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respiratory insufficiency and hypoxemia

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ARDS (adult respiratory distress syndrome)

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paroxysmal dyspnea accompanied by wheezing; brought about by a spasm of the bronchial tubes or by swelling of their mucous membranes

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asthma

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whistling sound made during respiration

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wheeze

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occuring in sudden, periodic attacks or recurrence of symptoms

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Paroxysmal

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-ectasis

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stretching

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incomplete expansion of a lung of a portion of it; airlessness or collapse of a lung that had once been expanded

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atelectasis

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chronic dilation of a bronchus or the bronchi accompanied by a secondary infection that usually involved the lower part of the lung

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bronchiectasis

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radiography of the bronchi after injection of a radiopaque substance

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bronchography

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carcinoma of the lung

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lung cancer

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decreases the lungs’ ability to perform their ventilatory function; characterized by chronic airflow limitation

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COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder)

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chronic pulmonary disease characterized by an increase in the size of alveoli and by destructive changes in their walls, resulting in difficulty breathing

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emphysema

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acute, contagious respiratory infection characterized by sudden onset, chills, headache, fever, and muscular discomfort; caused by several different types of viruses

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influenza

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abnormal, protruding growth from the nasal mucosa

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nasal polyp

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inflammation of the pleura

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pleuritis

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caused by inhalation of dust particles

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pneumoconiosis

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blockage of a pulmonary artery by foreign matter such as fat, air, tumor tissue, or a blood clot

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pulmonary embolism

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infectious respiratory disease spread by close contact with an infected person and caused by a coronavirus

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SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)

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form of pneumoconiosis resulting from inhalation of the dust of stone, sand, quartz, or flint that contains silica

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silicosis

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sudden, unexpected death of an apparently normal and healthy infant that occurs during sleep and with no physical or autopsy evidence of disease

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SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome)

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infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis; chronic in nature and usually affects the lungs

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TB (tuberculosis)

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machine that is used for prolonged artificial ventilation of the lungs

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ventilator

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Asphyxiation

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suffocation

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trache/o

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windpipe

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-stomy

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opening-

80
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-tomy

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incision

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insertion of an airway tube throught he mouth or nose into the trachea

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endotracheal intubation

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insertion of a tube into the trachea through the nose or mouth

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nasotracheal intubation, orotracheal intubation

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eliminates or reduces swelling or congestion

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decongestants

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prevents or relieves coughing

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antitussives

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used to treat colds and allergies

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antihistamines

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agents that cause dilation of the bronchi

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bronchodilators

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destroy or dissolve mucus; helps open breathing passages

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mucolytics

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de-

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reversing

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3 types of oxygen administration

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mask, nasal cannula, trach

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removal of small pieces of lung tissue for the purpose of diagnosis

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lung biopsy

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surgical puncture of a lung to drain fluid that has accumulated

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pneumocentesis

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surgical removal of all or part of a lung

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pneumectomy

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surgical removal of a lobe of a lung

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lobectomy

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plastic surgery of the nose

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rhinoplasty

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surgical puncture of the chest cavity to remove fluid

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thoracocentesis; thoracentesis; paracentesis

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loss of audible voice; vocal dysfunction

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aphonia

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inability to communicate through speech, writing or signs

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aphasia

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