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Chapter 8 Respiratory Flashcards

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alveol/o

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alvelolus

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broch/o, bronchi/o

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bronchus

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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laryng/o

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larynx (voice box)

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lob/o

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lobe

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nas/o, rhin/o

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nose

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phren/o

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diaphragm (sometimes, mind)

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pharyng/o

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pharynx (throat)

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pneum/o, pneumon.o, pulm/o, pumon/o

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lung (pneum/o can also mean air)

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trache/o

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trachea (windpipe)

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eupenea

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normal respiration

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dyspnea

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labored or difficult breathing

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apnea

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temporary absence of breathing

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orthopnea

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condition where breathing is uncomfortable in any position except sitting erect

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-pnea

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breathing

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hyperpnea

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increased respiratory rate or breathing that is deeper than nrmal

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hyperventilation

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increased aeration of the lungs

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bradypnea

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abnormally slow breathing (less than 12 breaths per minute)

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tachypnea

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abnormally fast breathing (more than 20 breaths per minute)

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spirometry

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measurement of the amount of air taken into and expelled from the lungs

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hypoxia, anoxia

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deficiency of oxygen

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rhinorrhea

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watery discharge from the nose

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eustachian tube or auditory tube

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extends from the middle ear to the pharynx. Also called otopharyngeal tube

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aphonia

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absence of voice

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aphasia

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inability to communicate through speech, writing or signs

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dysphasia

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speech impairment resulting from brain lesion

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sputum

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material raised from inflamed mucous membranes of the respiratory tract and expelled by coughing

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pulmonary edema

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effusion (escape) of fluid into the air spaces and tissure spaces of the lung

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pneumohemothorax

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presence of air and blood in the pleural cavity

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adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

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disorder characterized by insufficiency and hypoxemia

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asthma

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paroxysmal dyspnea accompanied by wheezing

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wheeze

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whistling sound made during respiration

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paroxysmal

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occurring in sudden periodic attacks or recurrence of symptoms

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atelectasis

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incomplete expansion of a lung or a portion of it

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bronchiectasis

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chronic dilation of a bronchus accompanied by a secondary infection

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bronchography

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radiography of the bronchi

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carcinoma of the lung

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lung cancer

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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or chronic obstructing lung disease (COLD)

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disease process that decreases the lungs ability to perform ventilatory function. Characterized by chronic airflow limitation (CAL)

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emphysema

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chronic pulmonary disease characterized by an increase in the size of alveoli and by destructive changes in their walls, resulting in dyspnea

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influenza

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acute, contagious respiratory infection.

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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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severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

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infectious respiratory disease caused by coronavirus

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silicosis

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form of pneumoconniosis resulting from the inhalation of the dust of stone, sand, quarts, or flint

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sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

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sudden, unexpected death of an apparently normal and healthy infant that occurs during sleep and with no phyical or autopsy evidence of disease

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tuberculosis

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infection disease, often chronic and usually affects the lungs. Tubercles (small, round nodules) are produced in the lungs by the bacteria

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asphyxiation

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suffocation

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ventilator

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machine used for prolonged artificial ventilation of the lungs

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endotracheal intubation

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inserting an airway tube through mouth or nose into the trachea

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decogestants

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medications eliminating or reducing swelling or congestion

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antitussives

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medications to prevent or relieve coughing

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antihistamines

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medications used to treat colds and allergies

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brochodilators

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agents that cause dilation of the bronchi (used for conditions like asthma)

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mucolytics

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agents that destroy or dissolve mucus and help open the breathing passageway

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nasal cannula

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two small tubes inserted into nostrils to administer oxygen

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three ways to administer oxygen

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simple oxygen mask, nasal cannula, transtracheal oxygen

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