Chapter 7: Respiratory Flashcards by Abby Dennis | Brainscape

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trache/o

A

trachea (windpipe)

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nas/o, rhin/o

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nose

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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pector/o, steth/o, thorac/o

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chest

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spir/o

A

breathe

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-osmia

A

smell

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dys-

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bad, painful, difficult

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-stenosis

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narrowing, stricture

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-logist

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specialist in the study of

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-phonia

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voice

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-pnea

A

breathing

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tachy-

A

rapid

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atel/o

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incomplete, imperfect

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cyan/o

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blue

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ox/o, ox/i

A

oxygen

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-capnia

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carbon dioxide

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-malacia

A

softening

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-stomy

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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

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coal, coal dust

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pneum/o, pneumon/o

A

air, lung

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orth/o

A

straight

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brady-

A

slow

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-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

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TB

A

tuberculosis

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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

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O2

A

oxygen

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COPD

A

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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laryng/o

A

larynx

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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breathing difficulty

A

dyspnea