Chapter 7 Diseases & Conditions Flashcards
Crackle
Rale. Intermitent sounds when air enters moisture filled alveoli
Rhonchus
Continuous sound when breathing, resembles snoring
Stridor
High pitched, harsh sound caused by a spasm or swelling in the larynx
Acidosis
Excessive acidity of body fluids
An/ osmia
Without smell
A pnea
Without breathing
Atel ectasis
Collapsed or airless lung
Coryza
Inflammation of the nose membranes, rhinitis
Croup
Inflammation of the larynx trachea and bronchial passgaes
Cyst ic fibr osis
Mucus becomes thick and clogs tubes and ducts.
Deviated nasal septum
Displacement of the cartilage dividing the nostrils that caused reduced airflow
Epiglott itis
Infection of the epiglottis
Epistaxis
Nosebleed
Hyp ox emia
Oxygen deficiency in the blood
Hyp oxia
Oxygen deficiency resulting in cyanosis
Pertussis
Infectious disease, whooping cough
Pleural effusion or empyema
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity
Pneumothorax
Air in the pleural cavity, caused by a blunt chest injury, usually surgery
Pleurisy
Inflammation of the pleural membrane, really painful
Pulmonary edema
Accumulation of fluid in lung tissue an alveoli, usually caused by heart failure
Pulmonary embolism
Blockage in an artery of the lungs
Tuberculosis
Contagious disease affects the lungs, night sweats, weight loss and fatiuge
