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Chapter 12 Exam Flashcards

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What are the 4 functions of the paranasal sinuses

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Produce mucus
Lighten bones
Help produce sound
Add moisture to the air

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The respiratory structure that holds the vocal cords is

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Larynx

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What are pulmonary tests

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Tests to measure amount of ventilation in the lungs

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Purpose/why are pulmonary function tests used

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Evaluate patients with SOB
Assess lung function before surgery

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What is the purpose of the pleura

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It protects and softens lungs

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How does the pleura assist in lung movement

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Aloes fluid to come in to soften lungs to help them expand

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Cystic fibrosis

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An inherited disease that causes thick, sticky mucus to block airways and increase the risk of lung infections

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How does cystic fibrosis affect the respiratory system and overall health

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Prevents nutrient absorption
No cure
Will need lung transplant
Causes infertility, frequent infections, poor growth/weight gain, cough

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Pulmonary embolism

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Blood clot in lung, can cause some of lung to not expand/allow air in and could cause lack of oxygen which can lead to organ failure

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Asthma

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Narrowing/obstructed airway which can produce a wheezing sound

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Symptoms of Asthma

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Dyspnea
Wheezing
Increased mucus production
Cough

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Fine crackling sounds heard with inhalation

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Rales

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Pneumonia and effects on alveoli

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Infection of air sacs

Alveoli get inflamed and can fill with fluid/pus causing less oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange

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Whooping cough

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Bacterial infection characterized by violent coughing spasms that end in a whooping sound

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Paranasal sinuses

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4 hollow air filled spaces in the bones of the skull surrounding the nasal cavity

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Sinusitis

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Inflammation of paranasal sinuses due to infection or allergic reactions

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What is in the hemoglobin

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Oxygen is carried in

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Listening to breathing with a stethoscope

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Auscultation

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Wheeze

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High pitched whistles produced during breathing

20
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Croup/RSV

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Acute viral infection of infants or children with obstruction of the larynx accompanied by barking cough and strider

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RSV is also known as

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Croup is also known as

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Stridor

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High pitched sound heard on inhalation caused by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx

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Rales

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Fine crackling heard when there is fluid in the alveoli

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Pertussis

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-Whooping cough is also known as

-Highly contagious bacterial infection of the pharynx larynx and trachea characterized by violent and sudden spasms of coughing that ends in a loud whooping inspiration

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Cystic fibrosis

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Inherited genetic disorder caused by gene mutation.

Rare about 35,000 Americans

Sticky mucus can catch germs and makes infections more likely

CF patients are usually small

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Emphysema

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Hyperinflation of air sacs that damage alveoli

27
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Normal tidal volume

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Normal volume of air exhaled between Norma inhalation and exhalation

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Respiratory reserve

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The maximum amount of additional air that can be drawn into the lungs by determined effort after normal inspiration

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Expiratory reserve

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The additional amount of air that can be expired from the lungs by determined effort after normal expiration

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Total lung volume

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Maximum volume of air the lungs can accommodate or sum of all volume compartments of volume of air in lungs after maximum inspiration

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Pneumothorax

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Air collected in plural cavity causing collapsed lung

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Atelectasis

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Obstruction causing air to not reach part of lung

Fluid collection in lungs that leads to lung collapse from something other than an obstruction

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Pleural effusion

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Fluid collects in pleural cavity

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Pulmonary edema

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Fluid collects in air sacs and bronchioles

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Percussion

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Tapping on a surface to determine the difference in density of the underlying structure

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Rhonchi

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Loud rumbling sounds heard on auscultation of bronchi obstructed by sputum

37
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Sputum

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Material expelled from the bronchi lungs or upper respiratory tract by spitting

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