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Medical Terminology Focus Points- Respiratory System Flashcards

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Are found in the lungs, respiratory tract and middle ear. Have a rhythmic waving or beating motion

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Cilia

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Brady means?

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Slow

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Firm, whitish, flexible, connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear, and the articulating surfaces of joints

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Cartilage

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Resilient and smooth elastic tissue, a rubber like padding that covers and protects the ends of long bones at the joints and is structural component in many parts of the body.

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Cartilage

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Dys means ?

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Difficulty

ex: Dyspnea- difficult in breathing

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EU means ?

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Good, well

combining form

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Property of cells, tissues, and organisms that allows the maintenance and regulation of the stability and consistently needed to function properly

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Homeostasis

Ex; Regulating body temperature

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What does Tachy mean?

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Rapid

ex: tachycardia: rapid heartbeat

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A build up of fluid between the tissues that line the lungs and the chest

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Pleural Effusion

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Located between the lungs T1-T12

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Mediastinum

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The action of listening to sounds from the heart, lungs, or other organs typically with a stethoscope

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Auscultation

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Method of tapping body parts with fingers, hands or small instrument as part of a physical examination

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Percussion

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What does COPD stand for?

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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A group of lung disease that block air flow and make it difficult to breath, most common conditions that make up this disease is emphysema and chronic bronchitis

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COPD- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Respiratory condition marked by spasms in the bronchi of the lung causing the lung difficulty breathing

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Asthma

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Inflammation of lining of bronchial tubes, which carry air to and from the lungs

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Chronic bronchitis

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long-term progressive disease of the lungs that primarily causes shortness of breath due to over inflammation of the alveoli

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Emphysema

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Air sacs in the are called ________?

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Alveoli

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Is the delicate membrane that covers the surface of each lung, and dips into the fissures between the lobes of the lung

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Visceral Pleura

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Is the outer membrane which is attached to the inner surface of the thoracic cavity “also separates the pleura cavity from the mediastinum”

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Parietal Pleura

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Infection that inflames air sacs in one or both lungs, which may fill with fluid

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Pneumonia

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The inhalation of air into the lungs “breathing in”

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Inspiration

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The act of releasing air “breathing out or letting carbon dioxide out”

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Expiration

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Complete or partial collapse of the lung or area of it occurs when tiny air sacs (alveoli) become deflated or filled with alveolar fluid

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Atelectasis

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Naso

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Nasogastric tube ( a tube that is passed through the nose and to the stomach)

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Tonsil/o

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Tonsils are a set of lymphoid organs facing into the aerodigestive tract

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A condition of deficient supply of oxygen to the body that arises from abnormal breathing

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Asphyxia

ex; asphyxia is choking

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An absence of enough oxygen in the tissues to sustain bodily functions

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Hypoxia

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Pharyng/o

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Throat (pharynx) wit

combining forms

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Laryng/o

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Denoting the larynx

superior to the trachea, anterior of the glottis

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Windpipe and or airway

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Trachea

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A condition caused by excess fluid in the lungs, usually caused by a heart condition (CHF- congestive heart familiar)

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Pulmonary edema

“Wet lung”

33
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Where is the Carina bifurcation located?

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T4-T5
Carina of trachea is a cartilaginous ridge within the trachea that runs anterior, posteriorly between the 2 primary bronchi at the site of the tracheal bifurcation at lower end of trachea

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Pleur/o meaning

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Sides, rib, lateral, pleura

ex; Thoracentesis also known as pleurocentesis, pleura fluid build up around lungs.

35
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Pertaining to breathing, respiratory, the lungs

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Pneum/o (Can mean air in lungs)

36
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What is the mantoux test used for?

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Used to determine if exposure to TB

Intradermal injection of tuberculin

37
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Bluish or grayish color of the skin, nails, lips or around the eyes

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Cyanosis

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Measures how well your lungs work. Measures lung size, and air flow such as spirometry and lung volume tests.

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Pulmonary Function Test

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Lob/o (Lobectomy)

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Surgical removal of a lobe of an organ such as the thyroid gland, lung or liver

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Ortho/o

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Straightening or erect

ex; Orthopnea: breathing easily only in an upright postion

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Low level of oxygen in the blood “heart conditions, including heart defects, lung condition such as asthma, emphysema and bronchitis

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Hypoxemia

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Phren/o

Cost/o

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Diaphragm
Ribs
ex; costophrenic- angle is where the ribs meet the diaphragm

43
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What does lavage mean?

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Washing out

ex: gastric lavage- washing out of the stomach to remove drug or poison

44
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Procedure that lets doctors look at your lungs and air passage. Thin tube is passed through your nose, mouth and down the throat into the lungs

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Bronchoscopy

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Procedure that look at larynx (voice box) including vocal cords, put through the mouth or nose and down throat

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Laryngoscopy

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Procedure to examine the mediastinum space behind the breast bone (sternum) in middle of chest between 2 lungs (surgical small instrument inserted with incision through the throat)

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Mediastinoscopy

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Pneumonectomy

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Surgical procedure to remove a lung

48
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Lobectomy

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Removal of just one lobe of the lung

Wedge resection

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Refers to the presence of inflammatory fluid or pus within the chest cavity, which is the area between the lungs and the inner of the ribs

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Pyothorax

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Ptysis

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Spitting/the ejection of saliva from the mouth

51
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Usually air between the layers of tissue in the lung (chest) which causes the lung to collapse

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Pneumothorax

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Is a region of normally compressible lung tissue that has filled with liquid instead of air

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Consolidation

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BID

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twice a day

54
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TID

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three times a day

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QOD

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every other day

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PRN

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as needed

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NPO

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nothing by mouth

58
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Palliative, QD

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everyday

59
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A tumor of the tissue that lines the lungs, stomach, heart, and other organs

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Mesothelioma

60
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Is considered a radiation therapy medical emergency and the patient must be treated asap to shrink the tumor to keep it from compressing the SVC (Superior Vena Cava Syndrome)

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The tumor which most likely is located in the right lung starts compressing on the superior vena cava which carries de-oxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the heart.

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Is a type of pleural effusion in which transudate accumulates in the pleural cavity. Likely to develop secondary

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Hydrothorax

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An accumulation of blood within the pleural cavity. Symptoms- chest pain, difficulty breathing

Derived from hemo-blood + thorax chest

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Hemothorax

63
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Collection of pus in the pleural cavity, gram-positive, or culture from the pleurial fluid
ex; associated with pneumonia but can develop after surgery

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Empyema

64
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Bacteria disease, effects the lungs and spreads when infected person coughs or sneezes

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Tuberculosis

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Is the wedge-shaped area on the central portion of each lung, located on the medial aspect of each lung

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Hilum of the lung

66
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Bone & cartilage of nose, separates nasal cavity into 2 nostrils

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Nasal Septum
Septum = central
Nasal Passage = symmetrical

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Phonia

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defined as sound

ex; dysphonia- means unable to produce sounds through speech

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Capnia

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curious, comes from the Greek word Kapnos- referring to carbon dioxide
ex; hypcapnia- less than normal level of carbon dioxide in blood

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Sprio

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Respiration

combining form

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A hole that surgeons make through the front of the neck and into the windpipe

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Tracheostomy, Tracheotomy

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A drug that shrinks the swollen membrane in the most, making it easier for a person to breath

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Decongestant

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Drug that causes widening of the bronchi, any of those taken by inhalation for the alleviation of asthma

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Bronchodilator

73
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Antitussives

Expectorants

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Cough suppressants- relieve cough by blocking cough reflex

Thin mucus, treat many symptoms at same time “multi-symptom cold medicine”

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