Chapter 12 Pathology Flashcards
Listening to sounds within the body
Auscultation
Tapping on a surface to determine the difference in the density of the underlying structure
Percussion
Scratchy sound produced by pleural surfaces rubbing against each other
Pleural rub
Fine crackling sounds heard on auscultation when there is fluid in the alveoli
Rales (crackles)
Loud rumbling sounds heard on auscultation of bronchi obstructed by sputum
Rhonchi
Material expelled from the bronchi, lungs, or upper respiratory tract by coughing
Sputum
Strained, high-pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx
Stridor
Continuous high-pitched whistling sounds produced during breathing
Wheezes
Acute viral infection of infants and children with obstruction of the larynx, accompanied by barking cough and stridor
Croup
Acute infection of the throat and upper respiratory tract caused by the diphtheria bacterium
Diphtheria
Nosebleed
Epistaxis
Whooping cough; highly contagious bacterial infection of the pharynx, larynx, and trachea caused by Bordetella Pertussis
Pertussis
Chronic bronchial inflammatory disorder with airway obstruction due to bronchial edema and constriction and increased mucus production
Asthma
Chronic dilation of a bronchus, usually secondary to infection
Bronchiectasis
Inflammation of bronchi persisting over a long time; type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Chronic Bronchitis
Inherited disorder of exocrine glands resulting in thick mucinous secretions in the respiratory tract that do not drain normally
Cystic Fibrosis