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pectoriloquy

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PEK-toh-RIL-oh-kwee
pectori/loquy
chest/speak
speaking from the chest; used as a means of finding masses in the lung. a HCP listening to a patient’s chest asks the pt to whisper a word. the word will be audible in areas where fluid or a mass is present. hence the chest “speaks” in those places

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pectus carinatum

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pectus carinatum
chest/keel
PEK-tus- car-ee-NAH-tum
a chest that protrudes like the keel of a ship

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pectus excavatum

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pectus ex/cavatum
chest out/hollowed
PEK-tus eks-cuh-VAH-tum
a chest that is hollowed out

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percussion

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per-KUSH-un

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retraction

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rih-TRAK-shun
re/trac/tion
back/drag/process
the sucking in of the skin around bones during inhalation; happens when someone is in respiratory distress

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atelectasis

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a/tel/ecstasis
not/complete/expansion
AT-el-EK-tah-sis
incomplete expansion

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bronchiectasis

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bronchi/ectasis
bronchus/expansion
bron-key-EK-ta-sis
expansion of the bronchi

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caseous necrosis

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caseous necr/osis
cheese like death/condition
KAY-see-us ne-KROH-sis
the death of tissue with a cheese like appearance

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chylothorax

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chylo/thorax
chyle/chest
KAI-loh-THOH-raks
chyle (milky bodily fluid formed in small intestine during digestion) in the chest

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empyema

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em/py/ema
in/pus/condition
EM-PAI-EE-mah
pus inside the chest

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hemothorax

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hemo/thorax
blood/chest
HEE-moh-THOR-aks
blood in the chest

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phrenoplegia

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phreno/plegia
diaphragm/paralysis
FREN-oh-PLEE-jah
paralysis of the diaphragm

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phrenoptosis

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FREN-awp-TOH-sis
drooping of the diaphragm

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pleural effusion

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pluer/al ex/fusion
pluera/pertaining to/
out/pour
PLUR-al eh-FYOO-zhun
fluid pouring out into the pluera

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pneumohemothorax

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pneumo/hemo/thorax
air/blood/chest
NOO-moh-HEEM-oh-THOH-rama
air and blood in the chest

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pneumothorax

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NOO-moh-THOR-aks
air in the chest

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pulmonary edema

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pulmon/ary
edema
lung/pertaining to/swelling
pul-moh-nee-ree eh-DEE-ma
swelling in the lungs

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pyothorax

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PAI-oh-THOH-raks
pus in the chest

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tracheostenosis

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TRAY-kee-oh-sten-OH-sis
narrowing of the trachea

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hypercapnia

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HAI-per-KAP-nee-ah
excessive CO2

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hypercarbia

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HAI-per-KAR-bee-ah
excessive CO2

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hypocapnia & hypocarbia

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insufficient CO2
HAI-po-KAP-nee-ah
HAI-po-KAR-bee-ah

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hypoxemia

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insufficient O in the blood
HAIP-OK-SEE-mee-ah

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hypoxia

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insufficient O
HAI-POKS-see-ah

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computed tomography

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computed tomo/graphy
cut/writing procedure
com-PYOO-ted toh-MAWF-rah-fee
an imaging procedure using a computer to cut (uses slices to view pt images)

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pulmonary angiography

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pul-moh-neh-ree an-jee-AWG-rah-fee
an imaging procedure for recording pulmonary blood vessel activity

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ventilation-perfusion scan (VQ scan)

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ventil/ation-per / fusion
breathing/process-through/pour
VENT-ih-LAY-shun-per-FYOO-zhun skan
a scan that tests whether a problem in the lungs is caused by airflow (ventilation) or blood flow (perfusion)

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bronchoscopy

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broncho/scopy
bronchus/looking procedure
bron-KOS-koh-pee
procedure to look inside the bronchi

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capnography

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KAP-NAWG-rah-fee
capno/graphy
CO2/writing procedure
procedure to record CO2 levels

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capnometer

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kap-NOM-eh-ter
instrument to measure CO2 levels

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endoscope

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EN-doh-SKOHP
instrument to look inside

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nasopharyngoscope

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NAY-zoh-fa-RING-go-scohp
an instrument to look at the nose and throat

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oximetry

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ok-SIM-eh-tree
oxi/metry
oxygen/measuring process
procedure to measure oxygen levels

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polysomnography

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PAWL-ee-som-NAWG-rah-fee

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pulmonary function testing (PFT)

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pul-moh-neh-ree funk-shin TES-ting

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spirometry

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spih-ROM-eh-tree
procedure to measure breathing

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thoracoscopy (thorascopy)

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THOH-rah-KOS-koh-pee
examination of the chest

medical terminology weeks 5-8 (2nd half of class) (34 decks)

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