Pathology of the Respiratory System Flashcards
aka “The Flu”. A respiratory condition that most commonly occurs in colder months.
Influenza
A condition in which there is “a pattern of alternating periods of rapid breathing”, slow breathing, and the absence of breathing.
Cheyne-Stokes Respiration
A condition in which there is “a complete or almost complete absence of oxygen” from inspired gases, arterial blood or tissues.
Anoxia
Paralysis of the Larynx.
Laryngoplegia
The loss of the ability of the larynx to produce normal speech sounds.
Aphonia
The absence of spontaneous respiration.
Apnea
“A group of potentially fatal disorders” in which “breathing repeatedly stops during sleep”.
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
A condition in which “the lung fails to expand” because there is a blockage of the air passages or pneumothorax, which may result in a collapsed lung.
Atelectasis
The abnormal buildup of carbon dioxide in the blood.
Hypercapnia
The abnormal escape of fluid into the pleural cavity.
Pleural Effusion
A chronic inflammatory disease of the bronchial tubes. During this attack, “the lining of the airway swells”.
Asthma
Irreversible enlargement of the bronchi or bronchioles that is commonly accompanied by chronic infection.
Bronchiectasis
A life-threatening genetic disorder in which the lungs and pancreas are clogged with large quantities of abnormally thick mucus.
Cystic Fibrosis
aka “Black Lung Disease”
The asymptomatic, milder type of pneumoconiosis as caused by the accumulation of carbon in the lungs due to repeated exposure to air pollution or inhalation of smoke or coal dust particles.
Anthracosis
“The progressive loss of lung function” in which the chest sometimes assumed an enlarged barrel shape, due to a decrease in the total number of alveoli, the enlargement of the remaining alveoli, and the progressive destruction of their walls.
Emphysema
