Chapter 7 Respiratory System- Pathology Flashcards
Branch of medicine involving the diagnosis and treatment of conditions and diseases of the ear, nose, and throat region.
Otorhinolaryngology
Branch of medicine involving diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions of internal organs such as the respiratory system.
Internal medicine
Branch of medicine involved in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the respiratory system.
Pulmonology
Allied health specialty that assists patients with respiratory and cardiopulmonary disorders.
Respiratory therapy
Branch of medicine involving the diagnosis and treatment of conditions and diseases of the respiratory system by surgical means.
Thoracic surgery
Lack of sense of smell
Anosmia
Condition of receiving almost no oxygen from inhaled air
Anoxia
Condition of being unable to produce sounds
Aphonia
Not breathing
Apnea
Lack of oxygen that can lead to unconsciousness and death if not corrected immediately.
Asphyxia
Refers to withdrawing fluid from a body cavity using suction. Ex: using a long needle and syringe to withdraw fluid from the pleural cavity, or using a vacuum pump to remove phlegm from a patients airways.
Aspiration
Breathing too slowly; a low respiratory rate
Bradypnea
Dilated bronchitis
Bronchiectasis
Involuntary muscle spasm of the smooth muscle in the wall of the bronchus
Bronchospasm
Abnormal breathing pattern in which there are long periods of apnea followed by deeper, more rapid breathing.
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
Abnormal widening and thickening of the ends of the fingers and toes associated with chronic oxygen deficiency
Clubbing
Abnormal sound made during inspiration
Crackles
Refers to bluish tint of skin that is receiving an insufficient amount of oxygen or circulation
Cyanosis
Condition of having difficulty producing sounds or producing abnormal sounds
Dysphonia
Term describing difficult or or labored breathing
Dyspnea
Nosebleed
Epistaxis
Normal breathing and respiratory rate
Eupnea
To cough up blood or blood-sustained sputum
Hemoptysis
Presence of blood in chest cavity
Hemothorax
Condition of having excessive carbon dioxide in the body
Hypercapnia
Taking deep breaths
Hyperpnea
Breathing too fast (tachypnea) and too deep (hyperpnea)
Hyperventilation
An insufficient level of carbon dioxide in the body; a very serious problem because it is the presence of carbon dioxide that stimulates respiration not in the absence of oxygen
Hypercapnia
Taking shallow breaths
Hypopnea
Breathing too slow (bradypnea) and too shallow (hypopnea)
Hypoventilation
Condition of having insufficient amount of oxygen in bloodstream
Hypoxemia
Condition of receiving an insufficient amount of oxygen in the bloodstream
Hypoxia
Paralysis of the muscles controlling the larynx
Laryngoplegia
Term describing dyspnea that is worsened by lying flat. The patients feels able to breath easier while sitting straight up
Orthopnea
Inflammation of all paranasal sinuses
Pansinusitis