Chapter 7 Diseases & Conditions Flashcards

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Crackle

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Rale. Intermitent sounds when air enters moisture filled alveoli

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Rhonchus

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Continuous sound when breathing, resembles snoring

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Stridor

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High pitched, harsh sound caused by a spasm or swelling in the larynx

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Acidosis

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Excessive acidity of body fluids

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An/ osmia

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Without smell

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A pnea

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Without breathing

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Atel ectasis

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Collapsed or airless lung

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Coryza

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Inflammation of the nose membranes, rhinitis

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Croup

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Inflammation of the larynx trachea and bronchial passgaes

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Cyst ic fibr osis

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Mucus becomes thick and clogs tubes and ducts.

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Deviated nasal septum

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Displacement of the cartilage dividing the nostrils that caused reduced airflow

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Epiglott itis

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Infection of the epiglottis

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Epistaxis

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Nosebleed

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14
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Hyp ox emia

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Oxygen deficiency in the blood

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Hyp oxia

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Oxygen deficiency resulting in cyanosis

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Pertussis

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Infectious disease, whooping cough

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Pleural effusion or empyema

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Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity

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Pneumothorax

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Air in the pleural cavity, caused by a blunt chest injury, usually surgery

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Pleurisy

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Inflammation of the pleural membrane, really painful

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Pulmonary edema

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Accumulation of fluid in lung tissue an alveoli, usually caused by heart failure

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Pulmonary embolism

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Blockage in an artery of the lungs

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Tuberculosis

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Contagious disease affects the lungs, night sweats, weight loss and fatiuge