Diseases and Conditions for Respiratory

Question 1

Acidosis

Answer 1

Excessive acidity of body fluids

Question 2

Anosmia

Answer 2

Absence of the sense of smell

Question 3

Apnea

Answer 3

Temporary loss of breathing

Question 4

Asphyxia

Answer 4

Condition caused by insufficient intake of oxygen

Question 5

Atelectasis

Answer 5

Collapsed or airless state of the lung, may be acute or chronic and affects all or part of a lung

Question 6

Cheyne-Stokes Respiration

Answer 6

Repeated breathing pattern characterized by fluctuation in the depth of respiration; first deep, then shallow then not at all

Question 7

Coryza

Answer 7

Acute inflammation of the membranes of the nose

Question 8

Crackel

Answer 8

Abnormal respiratory sound heard on auscultation, caused by exudates, spasm

Question 9

Croup

Answer 9

Common childhood condition involving inflammation of the larynx, trachea, bronchial passages

Question 10

Deviated nasal septum

Answer 10

Displacement of cartilage dividing the nostrils that causes reduced airflow and sometimes nosebleed

Question 11

Epiglottitis

Answer 11

Severe, life-threatening infection of epiglottis

Common in children ages 2-12

Question 12

Epistaxis

Answer 12

Nasal hemorrhage

Question 13

Finger Clubbing

Answer 13

Enlargement of the terminal phalanges of the fingers and toes commonly associated with pulmonary disease

Question 14

Hyoxemia

Answer 14

Oxygen deficiency in arterial blood

Sign of respiratory impairment

Question 15

Hypoxia

Answer 15

Oxygen deficiency in body tissues; usually a sign of respiratory impairment

Question 16

Pertussis

Answer 16

Acute, infectious disease characterized by a cough that has a “whoop”
Aka WHOOPING COUGH

Question 17

Pleurisy

Answer 17

Inflammation of the pleural membrane characterized by a stabbing pain that is intensified by coughing or deep breathing

Question 18

Pneumoconiosis

Answer 18

Disease caused by inhaling dust particles, including coal dust, stone dust, iron dust and asbestos particles

Question 19

Pulmonary Edema

Answer 19

Accumulation of extravascular fluid in lung tissues and alveoli, commonly caused by heart failure

Question 20

Pulmonary Embolism

Answer 20

Blockage in an artery of the lungs caused by a mass of undissolved matter

Question 21

Rhonchus

Answer 21

Abnormal breath sound heard on auscultation of an obstructed airway

Question 22

Stridor

Answer 22

High-pitched, harsh adventitious breath sound caused by a spasm or swelling of the larynx or an obstruction in the upper way

Question 23

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Answer 23

Completely unexpected and unexplained death of an apparently normal, healthy infant, usually less than age 12 months

Question 24

Wheeze

Answer 24

Whistling or signing sound heart on auscultation that results from narrowing of the lumen of the respiratory passagemway