Chapter 7 difficult cards

Question 1

the condition of having deficient oxygen levels in the blood

Answer 1

hypoxemia

Question 2

the progressive, long-term loss of lung-function, usually due to smoking

Answer 2

emphysema

Question 3

a chronic inflammatory disease of the bronchial tubes, often triggered by an allergic reaction

Answer 3

asthma

Question 4

an infectious disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis, usually affects lungs

Answer 4

tuberculosis

Question 5

the passage of a tube through the mouth into the trachea to establish or maintain an open airway

Answer 5

endotracheal intubation

Question 6

the presence of pus in the pleural cavity between the layers of the pleural membrane resulting from bacterial infection

Answer 6

pyothorax

Question 7

an accumulation of fluid in the lung tissues, especially the alveoli

Answer 7

pulmonary edema

Question 8

the excess accumulation of fluid in the pleural space

Answer 8

pleural effusion

Question 9

permanent thickening of the walls of the bronchi, caused by chronic infection and inflammation

Answer 9

bronchiectasis

Question 10

the breathing pattern named for fast, and slow or no breaths taken

Answer 10

Cheyne-stokes respiration

Question 11

collection of pus in any body cavity

Answer 11

empyema

Question 12

the condition of having a deficient oxygen levels in the body’s tissues and organs

Answer 12

hypoxia