Chapter Flashcards
(152 cards)
1
Q
ABGs
A
arterial blood gases
2
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
3
Q
ARDS
A
adult respiratory distress syndrome
4
Q
Bronch
A
bronchoscopy
5
Q
CF
A
cystic fibrosis
6
Q
CO2
A
carbon dioxide
7
Q
COPD
A
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
8
Q
CPAP
A
continuous positive airway pressure
9
Q
CPR
A
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
10
Q
C&S
A
culture and sensitivity
11
Q
CTA
A
clear to auscultation
12
Q
CXR
A
chest x-ray
13
Q
d
A
day
14
Q
DOE
A
dyspnea on exertion
15
Q
DPT
A
diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus injection
16
Q
ENT
A
ear, nose and throat
17
Q
ERV
A
expiratory reserve volume
18
Q
flu
A
influenza
19
Q
FRC
A
functional residual capacity
20
Q
HMD
A
hyaline membrane disease
21
Q
IC
A
inspiratory capacity
22
Q
IPPB
A
intermittent positive pressure breathing
23
Q
IRDS
A
infant respiratory distress syndrome
24
Q
IRV
A
inspiratory reserve volume
25
LLL
left lower lobe
26
LUL
left upper lobe
27
MDI
metered-dose inhaler
28
O2
oxygen
29
PE
pulmonary embolism
30
per
with
31
PFT
pulmonary function test
32
po
by mouth
33
PPD
purified protein derivative
34
prn
as needed
35
R
respiration
36
RA
room air
37
RDS
respiratory distress syndrome
38
RLL
right lower lobe
39
RML
right middle lobe
40
RRT
registered respiratory therapist
41
RUL
right upper lobe
42
RV
reserve volume
43
SARS
severe acute respiratory syndrome
44
SIDS
sudden infant death syndrome
45
SOB
shortness of breath
46
TB
tuberculosis
47
TLC
total lung capacity
48
TPR
temperature, pulse, and respiration
49
TV
tidal volume
50
URI
upper respiratory infection
51
VC
vital capacity
52
VC
vital signs
53
cyst/o
sac
54
cyt/o
cell
55
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
56
embol/o
plug
57
epiglott/o
epiglottis
58
fibr/o
fibers
59
hem/o
blood
60
hist/o
tissue
61
laryng/o
lobe
62
muc/o
mucus
63
myc/o
fungus
64
nas/o
nose
65
orth/o
straight
66
ot/o
ear
67
ox/i
oxygen
68
pharyng/o
pharynx
69
pleur/o
pleura
70
pneum/o
air
71
pneumon/o
lung
72
pulmon/o
lung
73
py/o
pus
74
rhin/o
nose
75
sept/o
wall
76
sinus/o
sinus
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somn/o
sleep
78
spir/o
breathing
79
thorac/o
chest
80
trache/o
trachea
81
tuss/o
cough
82
-al
pertaining to
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-algia
pain
84
-ar
pertaining to
85
-ary
pertaining to
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-capnia
carbon dioxide
87
-centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid
88
-dynia
pain
89
-eal
pertaining to
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-ectasis
dilation
91
-ectomy
surgical removal
92
-emai
blood condition
93
-genic
produced by
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-gram
record
95
-graphy
process of recording
96
-ia
condition
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ism
state of
99
-itis
inflammation
100
-logy
study of
101
-lytic
destruction
102
-meter
instrument to measure
103
-metry
process of measuring
104
-oma
tumor
105
-ory
pertaining to
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-osis
abnormal condition
107
-osmia
smell
108
-ostomy
surgically
109
-otomy
cutting into
110
-ous
pertaining to
111
-phonia
voice
112
-phylaxis
protection
113
-plasm
formation
114
-plasty
surgical repair
115
-plegia
paralysis
116
-pnea
breathing
117
-ptysis
spitting
118
-rrhagia
abnormal flow condition
119
-rrhea
discharge
120
-scope
instrument for viewing-
121
-scopy
process of visually examining
122
-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
123
-stenosis
narrowing
124
-thorax
chest
125
-tic
pertaining to
126
a-
without
127
an-
without
128
anti-
against
129
bardy-
slow
130
de-
without
131
dys-
difficult
132
endo-
within
133
eu-
normal
134
hyper-
excessive
135
hypo-
insufficient
136
pan-
all
137
para-
beside
138
aer/o
air
139
alveol/o
alveolus
140
angi/o
vessel
141
anthrac/o
coal
142
arteri/o
artery
143
atel/o
incomplete
144
bi/o
life
145
bronch/o
bronchus
146
bronchi/o
bronchus
147
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
148
carcin/o
cancer
149
cardi/o
heart
150
coni/o
dust
151
cortic/o
outer layer
152
cyan/o
blue
