Chapter 7: Respiratory Flashcards by Abby Dennis

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trache/o

A

trachea (windpipe)

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nas/o, rhin/o

A

nose

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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pector/o, steth/o, thorac/o

A

chest

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spir/o

A

breathe

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-osmia

A

smell

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dys-

A

bad, painful, difficult

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-stenosis

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narrowing, stricture

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-logist

A

specialist in the study of

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-phonia

A

voice

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-pnea

A

breathing

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tachy-

A

rapid

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atel/o

A

incomplete, imperfect

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cyan/o

A

blue

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ox/o, ox/i

A

oxygen

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-capnia

A

carbon dioxide

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-malacia

A

softening

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-stomy

A

forming an opening or mouth

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phren/o

A

diaphragm, mind

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con/i

A

dust

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anthrac/o

A

coal, coal dust

Q

pneum/o, pneumon/o

A

air, lung

Q

orth/o

A

straight

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brady-

A

slow

Q

-ptysis

A

spitting

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-spasm

A

involuntary contraction, twitching-ectasis

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-ectasis

A

dilation, expansion

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eu-

A

good, normal

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ABG

A

arterial blood gases

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CO2

A

carbon dioxide

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SOB

A

shortness of breath

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RDS

A

respiratory distress syndrome

Q

TB

A

tuberculosis

Q

T&A

A

tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

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CPR

A

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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TPR

A

temp., pluse, respiration

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CXR

A

chest x-ray, chest radiograph

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URI

A

upper respiratory infection

Q

O2

A

oxygen

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COPD

A

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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laryng/o

A

larynx

Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

Q

breathing difficulty

A

dyspnea