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Chapter 10 - Patient History, Problems, Complaints / Observation & Discovery Flashcards

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apnea

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a / pnea

not / breathing

cessation of breathing

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eupnea

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eu / pnea

good / breathing

good/normal breathing

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tachypnea

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tachy / pnea

fast / breathing

rapid breathing

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bradypnea

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brady / pnea

slow / breathing

slow breathing

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hypopnea

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hypo / pnea

under / breathing

shallow breathing

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hyperpnea

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hyper / pnea

over / breathing

heavy breathing

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dyspnea

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dys / pnea

bad / breathing

difficulty breathing

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orthopnea

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ortho / pnea

straight / breathing

able to breathe only in an upright position

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hyperventilation

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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

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hypoventilation

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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

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dysphonia

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dys / phonia

bad / sound / voice

bad voice condition (also known as hoarseness)

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epistaxis

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Greek word epistazo, meaning to drip out or upon

a nosebleed

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rhinorrhagia

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rhino / rrhagia

nose / excessive bleeding

excessive blood flow from the nose (another term for a nosebleed)

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rhinorrhea

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rhino / rrhea

nose / discharge

runny nose

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bronchospasm

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broncho / spasm

bronchus / involuntary contraction

involuntary contraction of the bronchus

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phrenospasm

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phreno / spasm

diaphragm / involuntary contraction

involuntary contraction of the diaphragm (also known as the hiccups)

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pleuralgia

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pleur / algia

pleura / pain

pain in the pleura

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pleurodynia

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pleuro / dynia

pleura / pain

pain in the pleura

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thoracalgia

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thorac / algia

chest / pain

chest pain

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bronchorrhea

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broncho / rrhea

bronchus / discharge

discharge from the bronchi

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expectoration

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ex / pector / ation

out / chest / process

coughing or spitting material out of the lungs

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hemoptosis

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hemo / ptosis

blood / cough

coughing up blood

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sputum

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Latin for spit

mucus discharged from the lungs by coughing

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auscultation

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Latin word ausculto, meaning to listen

a health care professional using a stethoscope

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cyanosis

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cyan / osis

blue / condition

a bluish color in the skin caused by insufficient oxygen

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pectoriloquy

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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.

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pectus carinatum

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pectus carinatum

chest keel

a chest the protrudes like a keel of a ship

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pectus excavatum

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pectus excavatum

chest out / hollowed

a chest that is hollowed out

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percussion

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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)

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atelectasis

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a / tel / ectasis

not / complete / expansion

incomplete expansion

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bronchiectasis

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bronchi / ectasis

bronchus / expansion

expansion of the bronchi

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caseous necrosis

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caseous necr / osis

cheeselike death / condition

the death of tissue with a cheeselike appearance

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chylothorax

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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.

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empyema

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em / py / ema

in / pus / condition

pus inside the chest

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hemothorax

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hemo / thorax

blood / chest

blood in the chest

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phrenoplegia

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phreno / plegia

diaphragm / paralysis

paralysis of the diaphragm

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phrenoptosis

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phreno / ptosis

diaphragm / drooping condition

drooping of the diaphragm

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pleural effusion

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pleur / al ex / fusion

pleura / pertaining to out / pour

fluid pouring out into the pleura

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pneumohemothorax

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pneumo / hemo / thorax

air / blood / chest

air and blood in the chest

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pneumothorax

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pneumo / thorax

air / chest

air in the chest

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pulmonary edema

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pulmon / ary edema

lung / pertaining to swelling

swelling in the lungs

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pyothorax

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pyo / thorax

pus / chest

pus in the chest

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tracheostenosis

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tracheo / stenosis

trachea / narrowing

narrowing of the trachea

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hypercapnia

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hyper / capn / ia

over / carbon dioxide / condition

excessive carbon dioxide

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hypercarbia

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hyper / carb / ia

over / carbon dioxide / condition

excessive carbon dioxide

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hyopcapnia

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hypo / capn / ia

under / carbon dioxide / condition

insufficient carbon dioxide

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hypocarbia

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hypo / carb / ia

under / carbon dioxide / condition

insufficient carbon dioxide

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hypoxemia

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hypo / ox / emia

under / oxygen / blood condition

insufficient oxygen in the blood

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hypoxia

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hypo / ox / ia

under / oxygen / condition

insufficient oxygen

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bronchoscopy

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broncho / scopy

bronchus / looking procedure

procedure to look inside the bronchi

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capnography

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capno / graphy

carbon dioxide / writing procedure

procedure to record carbon dioxide levels

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capnometer

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capno / meter

carbon dioxide / instrument to measure

instrument to measure carbon dioxide levels

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computed tomography

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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

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endoscope

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endo / scope

inside / instrument to look

instrument to look inside

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nasopharyngoscope

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naso / pharyngo / scope

nose / throat / instrument to look

an instrument to look at the nose and throat

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oximetry

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oxi / metry

oxygen / measuring process

procedure to measure oxygen levels

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polysomnography

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poly / somno / graphy

multiple / sleep / writing procedure

recording multiple aspects of sleep

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pulmonary angiography

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pulmon / ary angio / graphy

lung / pertaining to vessel / writing procedure

an imaging procedure for recording pulmonary blood vessel activity

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pulmonary function testing

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pulmon / ary function testing

lung / pertaining to

a group of tests used to evaluate the condition and operation of the lungs

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spirometry

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spiro / metry

breathing / measuring process

procedure to measure breathing

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thoracoscopy

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thoraco / scopy

chest / measuring procedure

examination of the chest

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ventilation-perfusion scan

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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)

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