Chapter 3 - Respiratory System Flashcards

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Which body habitus is the heart more vertical?

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Asthenic

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Which body habitus is the heart more transverse?

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Hypersthetic

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Means organs

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Viscera

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What is the function of the respiratory system?

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Oxygenate the blood; supply the body with oxygen and rid it of carbon dioxide

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What are the 3 main structures of the upper respiratory tract?

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Nose
Mouth
Pharynx

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Behind the nose

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Nasopharynx

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Behind the mouth

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Oropharynx

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The cavity behind the nose and mouth; the throat

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Pharynx

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The opening of the larynx

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Glottis

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Piece of cartilage that covers the larynx like a lid and prevents food from entering to larynx and trachea while swallowing

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Epiglottis

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2 main structures of the lower respiratory tract

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Trachea

Lungs

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Where gas exchanges take place in the lungs

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Alveoli

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Functional tissue of the lungs; made of alveoli

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Parenchyma; interstitium

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How many lobes in the right lung?

Left?

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Right - 3

Left - 2

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Area of the lung where things enter and exit

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Hilum

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Treatment for cystic fibrosis

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Prophylactic antibiotics
Chest physiotherapy
Bronchodilators

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Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome due to a lack of surfactant; happens when the lungs aren’t fully developed

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Hyaline Membrane Disease

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What’s the radiographic appearance of hyaline membrane disease?

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Air-Bronchogran

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Treatment for hyaline membrane disease?

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Infant inhales artificial surfactant

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Swelling of the larynx characterized by a “barking cough”

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Croup

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Seen on a radiographic image as narrowing of the trachea

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Croup

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21
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Inflammation of the epiglottis

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Epiglottitis

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Inflammation of the lung caused by several different kinds of bacteria or viruses out there

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Pneumonia

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How does pneumonia appear on a radiographic image?

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Radiopaque patches

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What is the treatment for pneumonia if it's bacterial?
Antibiotics
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What is the treatment for pneumonia if it's viral?
Rest and hydration
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A virus that is the most common cause of bronchopneumonia in infants
Respiratory syncytial virus(RSV)
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A localized collection of pus in the lungs
Lung abscess
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Has a protective waxy coat that permits it to love outside the body for a long time Spreads by droplets
Tuberculosis
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What are the two types of TB? What is the second type?
Primary and secondary Re activated bacteria that were once dormant
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Fungal infection of the lung
Pulmonary mycosis
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Often produces a radiographic appearances simulating that of TB
Histoplasmosis
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What are the 2 types of pulmonary mycosis?
Histoplasmosis | Coccidiodomycosis
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Inflammation of the bronchi caused by smoking
Chronic bronchitis
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What causes COPD?
Smoking
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What's another name for COPD?
Emphysema
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What causes the alveoli to to rupture?
Smoking
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What happens when the alveoli rupture?
Small air filled spaces become large air filled spaces
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What are the large air spaces from rupture alveoli called?
Bullae
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Over inflation of the lungs caused by air not being able to be exhaled
Emphysema(COPD)
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What happens to a patients chest with COPD?
They get barrel chested
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What should you do with the technique for a patient with COPD?
Decrease it
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Inflammation and narrowing or the airways caused by allergens
Asthma
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Caused by chronic inhalation of dust
Pneumoconiosis
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Inhalation of sand dust
Silicosis
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Inhalation of asbestos
Asbestosis
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Inhalation of coal dust
Anthracosis
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Partial or complete collapsed lung
Atelectasis
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What are the 3 causes of atelectasis?
Obstruction compression iatrogenic
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Air in the plueral cavity
Pneumothorax
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What does ET stand for?
Endotracheal
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What causes atelectasis?
Pneumothorax
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Accumulation of fluid in the pleural space
Pleural effusion
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Pus in the plural cavity
Empyema
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Inflammation of the pleura
Pleurisy
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Leads to pulmonary edema
Congestive heart failure (CHF)
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Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the lung tissue
Pulmonary edema
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Is caused by heart failure
Pulmonary edema
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Coughing up blood
Hemoptysis
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Lack of oxygen
Hypoxia
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Overly black appearance on a radiograph
Hyperlucency
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How does atelectasis appear on a radiographic image?
Radiopaque
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How does edema appear on a radiographic image?
Radiopaque
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How does empyema appear on a radiographic image?
Radiopaque
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How does pleural effusion appear on a radiographic image?
Radiopaque
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How does pneumonia appear on a radiographic image?
Radiopaque
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How does emphysema appear on a radiographic image?
Radiolucent
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How does pneumothorax appear on a radiographic image?
Radiolucent