Chapter 7 Diseases & Conditions

Question 1

Crackle

Answer 1

Rale. Intermitent sounds when air enters moisture filled alveoli

Question 2

Rhonchus

Answer 2

Continuous sound when breathing, resembles snoring

Question 3

Stridor

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Acidosis

Answer 4

Excessive acidity of body fluids

Question 5

An/ osmia

Answer 5

Without smell

Question 6

A pnea

Answer 6

Without breathing

Question 7

Atel ectasis

Answer 7

Collapsed or airless lung

Question 8

Coryza

Answer 8

Inflammation of the nose membranes, rhinitis

Question 9

Croup

Answer 9

Inflammation of the larynx trachea and bronchial passgaes

Question 10

Cyst ic fibr osis

Answer 10

Mucus becomes thick and clogs tubes and ducts.

Question 11

Deviated nasal septum

Answer 11

Displacement of the cartilage dividing the nostrils that caused reduced airflow

Question 12

Epiglott itis

Answer 12

Infection of the epiglottis

Question 13

Epistaxis

Answer 13

Nosebleed

Question 14

Hyp ox emia

Answer 14

Oxygen deficiency in the blood

Question 15

Hyp oxia

Answer 15

Oxygen deficiency resulting in cyanosis

Question 16

Pertussis

Answer 16

Infectious disease, whooping cough

Question 17

Pleural effusion or empyema

Answer 17

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity

Question 18

Pneumothorax

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Pleurisy

Answer 19

Inflammation of the pleural membrane, really painful

Question 20

Pulmonary edema

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Pulmonary embolism

Answer 21

Blockage in an artery of the lungs

Question 22

Tuberculosis

Answer 22

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