patient hx, problems, complaints of respiratory system

Question 1

apnea

Answer 1

a/pnea
not/breathing
AP-nee-ah
cessation of breathing

Question 2

eupnea

Answer 2

eu/pnea
good/breathing
good/normal breathing
YOOP-nee-ah

Question 3

tachypnea

Answer 3

tachy/pnea
fast/breathing
TAK-ip-NEE-ah

Question 4

bradypnea

Answer 4

BRAD-ip-NEE-ah

Question 5

hypopnea

Answer 5

hai-POP-nee-ah
shallow breathing

Question 6

hyperpnea

Answer 6

heavy breathing
hai-PERP-nee-ah

Question 7

dyspnea

Answer 7

disp-NEE-ah
difficulty breathing

Question 8

orthopnea

Answer 8

OR-THOP-nee-ah
able to breathe only in upright position

Question 9

hyperventilation

Answer 9

hyper/ventil/ation
over/breathing/process
HAI-per-VENT-ih-LAY-shun

Question 10

hypoventilation

Answer 10

HAI-po-VENT-ih-LAY-shun

Question 11

dysphonia

Answer 11

dys/phonia
bad/sound/voice
bad voice condition/hoarseness
dis-FOH-nee-ah

Question 12

epistaxis

Answer 12

EP-ih-STAK-sis
nosebleed

Question 13

rhinorrhagia

Answer 13

rhino/rrhagia
nose/excessive bleeding
RAI-noh-RAY-jee-ah
nosebleed

Question 14

rhinorrhea

Answer 14

RAI-noh-REE-ah
runny nose

Question 15

bronchospasm

Answer 15

BRONG-koh-spazm

Question 16

phrenospasm

Answer 16

FREN-oh-spazm
involuntary contraction of the diaphragm
(hiccups)

Question 17

plueralgia

Answer 17

ploo-RAL-jee-ah

Question 18

pleurodynia

Answer 18

PLOO-roh-DIN-ee-ah

Question 19

thoracalgia

Answer 19

THOH-rak-AL-jee-ah
chest pain
thorac/algia
chest/pain

Question 20

bronchorrhea

Answer 20

broncho/rrhea
bronchus/discharge
brong-koh-REE-ah
discharge from the bronchi

Question 21

expectoration

Answer 21

ex/pector/ation
out/chest/process
ek-SPEK-toh-RAY-shun
coughing or spitting materials out of the lungs

Question 22

hemoptysis

Answer 22

hemo/ptysis
blood/cough
hee-MAWP-tih-sis
coughing up blood

Question 23

sputum

Answer 23

SPYUT-um
latin for “spit”
mucus discharged from the lungs by coughing