Chapter 5 Repsiratory Disorders

Question 1

Acute respiratory distress syndrome ARDS

Answer 1

Respiratory failure as a result of disease or injury

Question 2

Asthma

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Answer 3

Progressive lung disease restricting air flow which makes breathing difficult

Question 4

Coccidioidomycosis

Answer 4

Fungal disease of the lungs

Question 5

Cor pulmonale

Answer 5

Serious cardiac disease associated with chronic lung disorders

Question 6

Croup

Answer 6

Condition resulting from acute constriction of the larynx

Question 7

Cystic fibrosis

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Deviated septum

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Emphysema

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Epistaxis or rhinorrhagia

Answer 10

Nosebleed

Question 11

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Influenza

Answer 12

Highly contagious and often severe viral infection of the respiratory tract

Question 13

Obstructive sleep apnea

Answer 13

Repetitive pharyngeal collapse during sleep which leads to absence of breathing

Question 14

Pertussis

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Pleural effusion

Answer 15

Fluid in the pleura caused by a disease process or trauma

Question 16

Pulmonary edema

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Pulmonary embolism

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Tuberculosis

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Upper respiratory infection

Answer 19

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