Chapters 18,19,20 VOCAB Flashcards
Alveoli
Functional unit of the lung; surrounded by networks of capillaries which are the sites of gas exchange
Apnea
Cessation of breathing
Atelectasis
Abnormal respiratory condition characterized by partial or complete collapse of a love of a lung or entire lung.
Develops when the alveoli become deflated. Often seen as a respiratory complication after surgery
Bradypnea
Slow breathing less than 10 breaths per minute
Bronchitis
Inflammation of the bronchi
Bronchovesicular
The normal breath sound heard over the major bronchi, characterized by moderate pitch and en equal duration of inspiration and expiration
Consolidation
The solidification of portions of the lung tissue as it fills up with infectious excusable as in pneumonia
Crackles
Abnormal discontinuous adventitious lung sounds often heard on inspiration. Rales
Crepitus
Course crackling sensation palpable over the skin when air abnormally escapes from the lung and enters the subcutaneous tissue
Dyspnea
Difficult labored breathing
Fremitus
Palpable vibration from the spoken voice felt over the chest wall
Hypercapnia
Also know as hypercarbia. Increased levels of carbon dioxide in the blood
Hyperventilation
Increased rate and depth of breathing
Hypoxemia
Decreased level of oxygen in the blood
Orthopnea
Difficulty breathing which occurs when lying down and is usually relieved when Chungking to an upright position
Rhonchi
Low pitched snoring adventitious lung sounds caused by airflow obstruction
Tachypnea
Rapid shallow breathing
Vesicular
Soft low pitched normal breath sound heard over the peripheral lung fields
Wheeze
High pitched musical squeaking
Apex
Tip of heart. 5th intercostal space
Apical impulse
Point of max. Impulse. Created as left ventricle rotates against the chest wall during systole
Bradycardia
Slow heart rate
Cyanosis
Dusky blue mottling of the skin and mucous membranes due to excessive amount of reduced hemoglobin in the blood
Diastole
The hearts filling phase
Palpitation
Uncomfortable awareness of rapid or irregular heart rate
Precordium
Area of the chest wall overlying the heart and great vessels
Syncope
Temporary loss of consciousness due to decreased cerebral blood flow. Fainting
Systole
The hearts pumping phase
Tachycardia
Rapid heart rate
Aneurysm
Defect or sac formed by dilation in artery wall due to various causes such as atherosclerosis
Arrhythmia
Variation from the normal heart rate
Bruit
Blowing swooshing sound heard through a stethoscope when the artery is partially occluded
Ischemia
Deficiency of arterial blood part due to a construction or obstruction of a blood vessel can be painful in some individuals
Thrombophlebitis
Inflammation of the vein associated with thrombus formation
