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chapter 8 Flashcards

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Respiration

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The combined activity of multiple processes that supply oxygen to all of the body cells and remove co2

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Respiratory system

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Consists of a series of passages that bring outside air in contact with special structures that lie close to blood capillaries

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inspiration/inhalation

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Air into the lungs

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expiration/exhalation

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Air out of the lungs

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pulmonologist

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Physician who specializes in anatomy and physiology and pathology of lungs

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Passage of air and organs of respiration

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Nasal cavity -> oral cavity -> pharynx -> larynx -> trachea-> left and right bronchus -> bronchioles -> alveoli

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diaphragm

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Muscular wall that separates the abdomen from the thoracic cavity; contracts and relaxes with each inhalation/exhalation

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pleura

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Membrane that surrounds each lung

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Pleural cavity

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Space between the pleura that covers the lungs and the pleura that lines the thoracic cavity

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alvelo/o

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alveolus

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bronchi/o

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bronchus

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiol/o

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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laryng/o

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Larynx

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lob/o

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lobe

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nas/o

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nose

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phren/o

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disphragm

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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pneum/o

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lung

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trache/o

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trachea

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oximeter/pximetry

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Measuring oxygen concentration (ET finger)

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eupnea

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Normal breathing

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bradypnea

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Slow breathing (slower than 12 breaths a min)

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tachypnea

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Fast breathing (Faster than 20 breaths a minute)

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Hyperpnea

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Deep fast breathing (faster than 20 breaths a min)

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orthopnea

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Pain when breathing in any position other than sitting erect or standing

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spirometry

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The measurement of the amount of air taken into and out of the lungs

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pneumothorax

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Air or gas in the chest cavity

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Hemothorax

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Blood in the pleural cavity

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bronchiectasis

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Chronic dilation of a bronchus accompanied by a secondary infection that usually involves the lower part of the lung

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Carcinoma of the lung

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Lung cancer

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

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Disease that decreases the lungs ability to perform ventilatory functions, chronic airflow limitation is a common symptom

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Emphysema

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Chronic disease characterized by an increase of alveoli size and destructive changes in their walls resulting in difficulty breathing, hypoventilation, and hypoxemia

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Nasal polyp

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Abnormal protruding growth from the nasal mucosa

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pneumoconiosis

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Respiratory condition caused by inhalation of dust particles

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Pulmonary embolism

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Blockage of a pulmonary artery by foreign matter

38
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Severe acute repiratory disease

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Infectious respiratory disease spread by close contact with an infected person and caused by coronavirus. Fatality rate of 3%.

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silicosis

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Form of pneumoconiosis

40
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tuberculosis

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Caused by bacterium that produces tubercles (small round nodules) in the lungs

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Orotracheal intubation

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Short term airway management by way of mouth

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Nasotracheal intubation

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Short term airway management by way of nose

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Tracheostomy tube

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Incision into trachea to place tube (through neck, opening in neck)

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Endotracheal intubation

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Insertion of an airway tube through mouth or nose into the trachea (nasotracheal and orotracheal are subtypes)

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antitussives

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Prevent or relieve coughing

46
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antihistamines

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Used to treat colds

47
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expectorants

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Improve expulsion of mucus from the lungs

48
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Percutaneous biopsy

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Tissue is obtained by puncturing the suspected lesion through the skin

49
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pneumonectomy

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Surgical remval of part of a lung

50
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thoracentesis

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Surgical puncture of the chest cavity to remove fluid

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