Definitions 2 Flashcards
Inhaling a foreign substance into the upper respiratory tract can cause pneumonia.
Aspiration
The term meaning “abnormally rapid deep breathing”
Hyperventilation
The term meaning the surgical creation or procedure of a stoma into the trachea to insert a breathing tube.
Tracheostomy
The diaphragm is relaxed during
Exhalation
The sudden spasmodic closure of the larynx
Laryngospasm
The term meaning “bleeding from the lungs”
Pneumorrhagia
The term meaning “pain in the pleura with each inhalation”
Pleurodynia
A contraction of the smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles that tighten and squeeze the airway shut
Bronchospasm
aka “Runny nose”, is an excessive flow of mucus from the nose.
Rhinorrhea
Is an acute respiratory infection in children and infants characterized by a “barking cough”
Croup
Is the condition of below-normal oxygenation of arterial blood.
Hypoxemia
An accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity.
Hemothorax
The term meaning “a bluish discolouration of the skin caused by lack of adequate oxygen”.
Cyanosis
The term that describes the lung disease caused by asbestos particles in the lungs is
Asbestosis
The presence of pus in the pleural cavity
Pyothorax
