Endocrine And Respiratory Flashcards
CO2
Carbon dioxide
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
CXR
Chest X ray
DNR
Do not resuscitate
ENT
Ear, Nose, and throat
O2
Oxygen
PE
Pulmonary Embolism
R
Respirations per minute
SIDS
sudden infant death syndrome
SOB
Shortness of breath
TB
Tuberculosis
TPR
Temperature, pulse, respiration
URI
Upper respiratory infection
a- an-
Not without
-al
Pertaining to
-capnia
Carbon dioxide
-centesis
Surgical puncture
-dynia
Pain, painful
dys-
Bad, painful, difficult
-eal
Pertaining to
-ectasis
Expansion, dilation, stretching
Epi-
Upon
eu-
True, good, normal
-itis
Inflammation
-meter
To measure
-osis
Any condition
-oxia
Pertaining to oxygen
-plasty
Surgical repair
-pnea
Breathe
-spasm
Involuntary contractions
Re-
Again, back
rrhea
Discharge, flow
Aer/o
Air
alveol/o
Small hollow cavity
bronch/i
bronchus, airway
bronchiol/o
bronchiole, small bronchus
cyan/o
Blue
epiglott/o
epiglottis, cartilage convering the larynx