Chapter 10 - Patient History, Problems, Complaints / Observation & Discovery Flashcards
apnea
a / pnea
not / breathing
cessation of breathing
eupnea
eu / pnea
good / breathing
good/normal breathing
tachypnea
tachy / pnea
fast / breathing
rapid breathing
bradypnea
brady / pnea
slow / breathing
slow breathing
hypopnea
hypo / pnea
under / breathing
shallow breathing
hyperpnea
hyper / pnea
over / breathing
heavy breathing
dyspnea
dys / pnea
bad / breathing
difficulty breathing
orthopnea
ortho / pnea
straight / breathing
able to breathe only in an upright position
hyperventilation
hyper / ventil / ation
over / breathing / process
over-breathing; the condition of having too much air flowing into and out of the lungs; leas to hypocapnia
hypoventilation
hypo / ventil / ation
under / breathing / process
under-breathing; the condition of having too little air flowing into and out of the lungs; leas to hypercapnia
dysphonia
dys / phonia
bad / sound / voice
bad voice condition (also known as hoarseness)
epistaxis
Greek word epistazo, meaning to drip out or upon
a nosebleed
rhinorrhagia
rhino / rrhagia
nose / excessive bleeding
excessive blood flow from the nose (another term for a nosebleed)
rhinorrhea
rhino / rrhea
nose / discharge
runny nose
bronchospasm
broncho / spasm
bronchus / involuntary contraction
involuntary contraction of the bronchus
phrenospasm
phreno / spasm
diaphragm / involuntary contraction
involuntary contraction of the diaphragm (also known as the hiccups)
pleuralgia
pleur / algia
pleura / pain
pain in the pleura
pleurodynia
pleuro / dynia
pleura / pain
pain in the pleura
thoracalgia
thorac / algia
chest / pain
chest pain
bronchorrhea
broncho / rrhea
bronchus / discharge
discharge from the bronchi
expectoration
ex / pector / ation
out / chest / process
coughing or spitting material out of the lungs
hemoptosis
hemo / ptosis
blood / cough
coughing up blood
sputum
Latin for spit
mucus discharged from the lungs by coughing
auscultation
Latin word ausculto, meaning to listen
a health care professional using a stethoscope
cyanosis
cyan / osis
blue / condition
a bluish color in the skin caused by insufficient oxygen
pectoriloquy
pectori / loquy
chest / speak
speaking from the chest; used as a means of finding masses in the lung. A health professional listening to a patient’s chest asks the patient to whisper a word. The will be audible in areas where fluid or a mass is present. Hence the chest “speaks” in those places.
pectus carinatum
pectus carinatum
chest keel
a chest the protrudes like a keel of a ship
pectus excavatum
pectus excavatum
chest out / hollowed
a chest that is hollowed out
percussion
Latin word percussio, meaning to strike
striking the body surface (in this context, to cause vibrations that can help locate fluid build-up in the chest)
atelectasis
a / tel / ectasis
not / complete / expansion
incomplete expansion
bronchiectasis
bronchi / ectasis
bronchus / expansion
expansion of the bronchi
caseous necrosis
caseous necr / osis
cheeselike death / condition
the death of tissue with a cheeselike appearance
chylothorax
chylo / thorax
chyle / chest
chyle in the chest
*Chyle is a milky fluid formed in the small intestine during digestion of fatty foods and carried through the body via lymph vessels.
empyema
em / py / ema
in / pus / condition
pus inside the chest
hemothorax
hemo / thorax
blood / chest
blood in the chest
phrenoplegia
phreno / plegia
diaphragm / paralysis
paralysis of the diaphragm
phrenoptosis
phreno / ptosis
diaphragm / drooping condition
drooping of the diaphragm
pleural effusion
pleur / al ex / fusion
pleura / pertaining to out / pour
fluid pouring out into the pleura
pneumohemothorax
pneumo / hemo / thorax
air / blood / chest
air and blood in the chest
pneumothorax
pneumo / thorax
air / chest
air in the chest
pulmonary edema
pulmon / ary edema
lung / pertaining to swelling
swelling in the lungs
pyothorax
pyo / thorax
pus / chest
pus in the chest
tracheostenosis
tracheo / stenosis
trachea / narrowing
narrowing of the trachea
hypercapnia
hyper / capn / ia
over / carbon dioxide / condition
excessive carbon dioxide
hypercarbia
hyper / carb / ia
over / carbon dioxide / condition
excessive carbon dioxide
hyopcapnia
hypo / capn / ia
under / carbon dioxide / condition
insufficient carbon dioxide
hypocarbia
hypo / carb / ia
under / carbon dioxide / condition
insufficient carbon dioxide
hypoxemia
hypo / ox / emia
under / oxygen / blood condition
insufficient oxygen in the blood
hypoxia
hypo / ox / ia
under / oxygen / condition
insufficient oxygen
bronchoscopy
broncho / scopy
bronchus / looking procedure
procedure to look inside the bronchi
capnography
capno / graphy
carbon dioxide / writing procedure
procedure to record carbon dioxide levels
capnometer
capno / meter
carbon dioxide / instrument to measure
instrument to measure carbon dioxide levels
computed tomography
computed tomo / graphy
cut / writing procedure
an imaging procedure using a computer to cut
*Cut in this context doesn’t mean incision but rather using a computer to view “slices” of a patients organs
endoscope
endo / scope
inside / instrument to look
instrument to look inside
nasopharyngoscope
naso / pharyngo / scope
nose / throat / instrument to look
an instrument to look at the nose and throat
oximetry
oxi / metry
oxygen / measuring process
procedure to measure oxygen levels
polysomnography
poly / somno / graphy
multiple / sleep / writing procedure
recording multiple aspects of sleep
pulmonary angiography
pulmon / ary angio / graphy
lung / pertaining to vessel / writing procedure
an imaging procedure for recording pulmonary blood vessel activity
pulmonary function testing
pulmon / ary function testing
lung / pertaining to
a group of tests used to evaluate the condition and operation of the lungs
spirometry
spiro / metry
breathing / measuring process
procedure to measure breathing
thoracoscopy
thoraco / scopy
chest / measuring procedure
examination of the chest
ventilation-perfusion scan
ventil / ation - per / fusion
breathing / process - through / pour
a scan that tests whether a problem in the lungs is caused by airflow (ventilation) or blood flow (perfusion)
