Chapter 5 Repsiratory Disorders Flashcards

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Acute respiratory distress syndrome ARDS

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Respiratory failure as a result of disease or injury

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Asthma

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Respiratory disease characterized by coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath, caused by constriction and inflammation of airways that is reversible between attacks

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Progressive lung disease restricting air flow which makes breathing difficult

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Coccidioidomycosis

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Fungal disease of the lungs

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Cor pulmonale

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Serious cardiac disease associated with chronic lung disorders

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Croup

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Condition resulting from acute constriction of the larynx

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Cystic fibrosis

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Hereditary disease of the exocrine glands characterized by excess mucus production in the respiratory tract

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Deviated septum

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One part of the nasal cavity is smaller because of malformation or injury

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Emphysema

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Stretching of the lung tissue caused by the alveoli becoming distended and losing elasticity and as a result the body does not receive enough oxygen

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Epistaxis or rhinorrhagia

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Nosebleed

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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

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Chronic progressive lung disorder characterized by increasing scarring which reduces lung capacity

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Influenza

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Highly contagious and often severe viral infection of the respiratory tract

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Obstructive sleep apnea

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Repetitive pharyngeal collapse during sleep which leads to absence of breathing

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Pertussis

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Highly contagious bacterial infection of the respiratory tract characterized by an acute crowing or whooping

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Pleural effusion

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Fluid in the pleura caused by a disease process or trauma

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Pulmonary edema

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Fluid accumulation in the alveoli and bronchioles most often a manifestation of heart failure

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Pulmonary embolism

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Matter foreign to the circulation, carried to the pulmonary artery and its branches, where it blocks circulation and can be fatal

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Tuberculosis

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Infectious bacterial disease most commonly spread by inhalation of small particles and usually affecting the lungs

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Upper respiratory infection

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Infection of the nasal cavity, pharynx or larynx, commonly called a cold