Chapter 10 Flashcards
The Respiratory System
adenoid/o
adenoid
tonsil
tonsill/o
nas/o
nose
laryng/o
larynx (voice box)
pharyng/o
pharynx (throat)
trache/o
trachea
sept/o
septum
sin/o
sinus
sinus/o
sinus
pneum/o
air or lungs
pnuem/o
air or lungs
pneumat/o
air or lungs
pneumon/o
air or lungs
pulmon/o
lungs
lob/o
lobe
bronch/o
bronchus
bronchi/o
bronchus
bronchlol/o
bronchlole
alveolus (air sac)
alveol/o
stern/o
sternum
cost/o
rib
thorac/o
chest
pector/o
chest
steth/o
chest
pleur/o
pleura
phren/o
diaphragm
ox/o
oxygen
spir/o
breathing
-pnea
breathing
capn/o
carbon dioxide
carb/o
carbon dioxide
epistaxis
a nosebleed
-ptysis
cough
sputum
spit
ABG
arterial blood gas
ARDS
acute respiratory distress syndrome
Bx
biopsy
CF
cystic fibrosis
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CPAP
continuous positive airway pressure
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CT
computed tomography
CTA
clear to auscultation
CXR
chest X-ray
DOE
dyspnea on exertion
ETT
endotracheal tube
LRTI
lower respiratory tract infection
LTB
laryngotracheobronchitis
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
OSA
obstructive sleep apnea
PE
pulmonary emolism
PET
positron emission tomography
PFT
pulmonary function test
PSG
polysomnography
SOB
shortness of breath
T&A
tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
TB
tuberculosis
URI/URTI
upper respiratory infection, upper respiratory tract infection
V/Q
ventilation-perfusion scan