Chapter 2: Listen to Learn Flashcards
What is Anoxia?
(pronun: anaksea)
The absence of oxygen from the body’s gases, blood or tissues.
What is Anthracosis?
Is the form of pneumoconiosis caused by coal dust in the lungs.
Anthracosis is also known as?
Black lung disease.
What is Apnea?
The absence of spontaneous respiratory.
What is Asbestosis?
The form of pneumoconiosis caused by asbestos particles in the lungs.
What is Aspiration Pneumonia?
Can develop when a foreign substance, such as vomit, is inhaled into the lungs.
What is Bradypnea?
(pronun: bredypnea)
An abnormally slow rate of respiration, usually of less than 10 breaths per minute.
What is Cheyne-Stokes Respiration?
(pronun: shain)
A pattern of alternating periods of slow breathing and the absence of breathing that are followed by rapid breathing.
What is Cystic Fibrosis?
A genetic disorder in which the lungs and pancreas are clogged with large quantities of abnormally thick mucus.
What is Dysphonia?
Is any change in vocal quality, including hoarseness, weakness, or the cracking of a boy’s voice in puberty.
What is Dyspnea?
(pronun: dis-pnea)
Is difficult or labored breathing also known as shortness of breath.
What is Emphysema?
(pronun: emfesema)
The progressive loss of lung function
Emphysema is commonly attributed to what?
To long term smoking.
What is Endotrachial Intubation?
The passage of a tube through the nose or mouth into the trachea to establish or maintain an open airway.
What is Pertussis?
A contagious bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract, also known as whooping cough.
What is Pneumoconiosis?
An abnormal condition caused by dust in the lungs that usually develops after years of environmental or occupational contact.
What is Polysomnography?
Is a diagnostic test that measures physiological activity during sleep.
Polysomnography is also known as?
Sleep Apnea Study.
What is Tachypnea?
(pronun: takipnea)
An abnormally rapid rate of respiration usually of more than 20 breaths per minute.
What is Thoracentesis?
The surgical puncture of the chest wall with a needle to remove fluid from the pleural cavity.
What is Thoracostomy?
Is the surgical creation of an opening into the chest cavity that is performed to establish drainage of empyema.
What is Tracheostomy?
The creation of an opening into the trachea and insertion of a tube to facilitate the passage of air or removal of secretions.
What is Tracheotomy?
An emergency procedure performed to gain access to the airway below a blockage.
