Chapter 12 Spelling Flashcards
1
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ABGs
A
arterial blood gases
2
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CF
A
cystic fibrosis
3
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CO2
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carbon dioxide
4
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COPD
A
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
5
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CPAP
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continuous positive airway pressure
6
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CPR
A
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
7
Q
CXR
A
chest xray
8
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DPT
A
diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus
9
Q
ICU
A
intensive care unit
10
Q
MDI
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metered dose inhaler
11
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O2
A
oxygen
12
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OSA
A
obstructive sleep apnea
13
Q
PE
A
pulmonary embolism
14
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PFTs
A
pulmonary function tests
15
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SOB
A
shortness of breath
16
Q
TB
A
tuberculosis
17
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URI
A
upper respiratory infection
18
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adenoidectomy
A
adenoid - ectomy
19
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adenoids
A
ad en oids
20
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apnea
A
ap nea
21
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asphyxia
A
a - sphyx ia
22
Q
atelectasis
A
ate lect asis
23
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bronchodilator
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bronch / o dil la tor
24
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cyanosis
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cyan - osis
25
diaphragm
dia prag m
26
dyspnea
dys - pnea
27
expectoration
expect or a tion
28
expiration
expir a tion
29
hypercapnia
hyper - capnia
30
hyperpnea
hyper - pnea
31
hypoxia
hypo - x ia
32
inspiration
in spir a tion
33
laryngeal
lary n geal
34
laryngitis
lary n g itis
35
nares
nar es
36
oxygen
oxy gen
37
pharyngeal
phar yn g -eal
38
pleurodynia
pleur / o - dynia
39
pneumonectomy
pneu mon - ectomy
40
pulmonary
pulm on ary
41
respiration
res i ra tion
42
rhinorrhea
rhin / o - rrhea
43
sinusitis
sin us - itis
44
tonsillectomy
tonsill - ectomy
45
asthma
as th ma
46
auscultation
as cult a tion
47
epistaxis
epi - tax - is
48
pertussis
pert us is
49
pneumoconiosis
pneu mo con io sis
50
pneumonia
pneu monia
51
tracheotomy
trache / o - tomy
