Med Terms 3 Flashcards
Arthritis
Painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints
Articulate
Two bones form a joint
Contracture
Permanent shortening of a muscle or joint
Crepitation
A crackling sound made in breathing by a person with an inflamed lung
Osteoporosis
Disease in which the density and quality of bone are reduced. Bones are more porous and fragile, and the risk of fracture is greatly increased
Bunion
A painful swelling on the first joint of the big toe
Osteomyelitis
Inflammation of bone or bone marrow, usually due to infection
Kyphosis
Excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the back
Lordosis
Excessive inward curvature of the spine
Scoliosis
Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
Arterial blood gases
The sampling of the blood levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide within the arteries; more accurate way to measure pulse ox
Crackles
Abnormal lung sounds characterized by discontinuous clicking or rattling sounds
Rhonchi
Continuous low pitched, rattling lung sounds that often resemble snoring
Stridor
A harsh vibrating noise when breathing, caused by obstruction of the windpipe or larynx
Acidosis
An excessively acid condition of the body fluids or tissues
Anoxia
An absence of deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues; severe hypoxia
Atelectasis
A complete or partial collapse of a lung or lobe of a lung; develops when the alveoli within the lung become deflated
Spirometry
Test used to assess how well your lungs work by measuring how much air you inhale, how much you exhale and how quickly you exhale
Hypercapnia
Abnormally elevated carbon dioxide levels in the blood
Hypoxemia
Abnormally low level of oxygen in the blood
Pertussis
Medical term for whooping cough
Contagious bacterial disease that mostly affects children, characterized by convulsive coughs followed by a whoop
Pleurisy
Inflammation of the tissues that line the lungs and chest cavity
Epistaxis
Bleeding from the nose
Sao2 (saturation of O2)
Amount of oxygen bound to hemoglobin in arterial blood
PO2 (partial pressure of O2)
Reflects the amount of oxygen gas dissolved in the blood
Hemoglobin
Found in red blood cells, responsible for transporting oxygen in blood
Arrhythmia
A condition in which the heart beats with an irregular or abnormal rhythm
Fibrillation
An irregular, often rapid heart rate that commonly causes poor blood flow
Embolus
A blood clot that travels from the site where it was formed
Arteriolosclerosis
The thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, occurring typically in old age
Ischemia
An inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body
Murmur
A sound due to vibrations from the flow of blood through the heart or great vessels
Thrombus
Blood clot that impedes blood flow
Pneumonia
Infection that inflames air sacs in one or both lungs, which may fill with fluid
Stroke
The sudden death of brain cells due to lack of oxygen, caused by the blockage of blood flow or rupture of an artery to the brain
Surfactant
A substance that tends to reduce the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved
Ventilation
The exchange of air between lungs and the atmosphere so that oxygen can be exchanged for carbon dioxide in the alveoli
Cardiac cycle
Systole and diastole
Perfusion
Passage of fluid through the circulatory or lymphatic system to an organ or a tissue
Usually delivering blood to a capillary bed in tissue
Sputum
Mixture of saliva and mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract
