Chapter 10 Flashcards
Route for nose (2)
nas/o, rhin/o
Route for air or lungs (3)
pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o
Route four lungs
pulmon/o
Route for bronchus(2)
bronch/o, bronchi/o
Route for rib
cost/o
Route for chest
thorac/o, pector/o, steth/o
Route for diaphragm
phren/o
Route for carbon dioxide (2)
capn/o, carb/o
Another name for nostrils
Nares
Tube shaped cartilage inside the nose
Turbinates
Another name for throat
Pharynx
Cessation of breathing
Apnea
Good/normal breathing
Eupnea
Rapid breathing
tachypnea
Slow breathing
bradypnea
Shallow breathing
Hypopnea
Heavy breathing
hyperpnea
Difficulty breathing
Dyspnea
Able to breathe only in an upright position
Orthopnea
Over breathing; the condition of having too much air flowing into and out of the lungs; leads to hypocapnia
Hyperventilation
Under breathing; the condition of having two little air flowing into and out of the lungs; leads to hypercapnia
Hypoventilation
Bad voice condition/also known as hoarseness
Dysphonia
A nosebleed
Epistaxes
Excessive blood flow from the nose – another term for a nosebleed
rhinorrhagia
Runny nose
rhinorrhea
Involuntary contraction of the bronchus
bronchospasm
Involuntary contraction of the diaphragm/also known as hiccups
Phrenospasm
Pain in the pleura (2)
pleuralgia
Chest pain
pleurodynia
Discharge from the bronchi
bronchorrhea
Coughing or spitting material out of the lungs
Expectoration
Coughing up blood
Hemoptysis
Mucus discharged from the lungs my coughing
Sputum
A healthcare professional using a stethoscope
Auscultation
A bluish color in the skin caused by insufficient oxygen
Cyanosis
Speaking from the chest; used as a means of finding masses in the long. A health professional listening to a patient’s chest asked the patient to whisper a word. The word will be audible in areas where fluid or a mass is present. Hence the chest speaks in those places
pectoriloquy
Excessive carbon dioxide (2)
Hypercapnia, Hypercarbia
Insufficient carbon dioxide (2)
Hypocapnia, hypocarbia
Insufficient oxygen in the blood
Hypoxemia
Insufficient oxygen
hypoxia
Inflammation of the pleura
Pleuritis
Another word for pleuritis
Pleurisy
Removal of a lung
Pneumectomy
A drug that prevents coughing
Antitussive
A drug that expands the walls of the bronchi
Bronchodilator
A drug that encourages the expulsion of material from the lungs
Expectorant
The drug the aids in the breakdown of mucus
mucolytic
A machine that administers respiratory medicine by creating a cloud or missed that is inhaled by the patient
Nebulizer