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Adenoid/o

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Adenoids

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx

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Alveol/o

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Alveolus

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Pleura

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Pleur/o

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Thorac/o

  • thorax
  • thora
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Chest

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Para

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Near, beside, beyond

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-ole

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Small,minute

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture

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Melan/o

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Black

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-malacia

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Softening

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-cele

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Hernia, swelling

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Are/op/phagia

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Swallowing air

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-pnea

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Breathing

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-osmia

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Smell

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Pneum/o

Pneumon/o

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Air, lung

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Bronchi/o

Bronch/o

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Bronchus

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Tonsill/o

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Tonsils

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Laryng/o

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Larynx

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Nas/o, rhin/o

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Nose

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Trache/o

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Trachea

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Bronchiol/o

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Bronchiole

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Pulmon/o

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Lung

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-ectasis

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Dilation, expansion

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-oxia

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Oxygen

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-spasm

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Involuntary contraction, twitching

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Myc

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Fungus

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-stenosis

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Dilation

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Lob/o

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Lobe

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NMT

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Nebulized mist treatment

Therapy that uses a device to produce a fine spray nebulizer that delivers medication directly into the lungs

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Corticosteroids

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Hormonal agents that reduce tissue edema and inflammation associated with chronic lung disease

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Bronchodilators

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Drugs used to increase airflow by dilating constricted airways through relaxation of the smooth muscles that surround the bronchioles and bronchi

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Postural drainage

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Use of body positioning to assist in removal of secretions from specific lobes of lung bronchi or lung cavities

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Spirometry

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Measurement of FVC and FEV1 producing a tracing on a graph

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FVC

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Force vital capacity

Measurement of the amount of air that can be forcefully exhaled from lungs after the deepest inhalation

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PFTs

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Pulmonary function tests

Variety of tests to determine the capacity of the lungs to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide efficiently

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PE

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Pulmonary embolism

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AP

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Anteroposterior

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Bronchoscopy

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Visual examination of the interior bronchi using a Bronchoscopy, a flexible fiberoptic instrument with a light which can be inserted through the nose or mouth

Maybe performed to remove obstruction, obtain a biopsy specimen, observed directly for the pathological changes

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ABG

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Arterial blood gas

Measurement of oxygen and carbon dioxide content of arterial blood by various methods

ABG analysis is used to assess adequacy of ventilation and oxygenation and the acid-base status of the body

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SIDS

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Sudden infant death syndrome

Completely unexpected and unexplained death of an apparently well, or virtually well, infant

Also, called crib death!

Most common cause of death between the second week and first year of life

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Pneumothorax

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Collection of air in the plural cavity, causing the complete or partial collapse of the lung

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Pleural effusion

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I’m normal presence of fluid in the plural cavity.

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Hempthorax

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Fluid contains blood

PE

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Hydrothorax

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Serum in fluid

PE

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Pyoythorax

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Pus in fluid

Pleural effusion

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Pertussis

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Acute infectious disease characterized by a whooping sound cough

A.k.a. Whooping cough

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DPT

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Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus

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Hypoxemia

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Deficiency of oxygen in the blood usually a sign of respiratory impairment

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Hypoxia

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Efficiency of oxygen in body tissues

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Epitaxis

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Hemorrhage from nose; nose bleed

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Pleurisy

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Inflammation of the pleura

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A-

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Without

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Eu-

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Good, normal

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Muc/o

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Mucus

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-ema

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State of, condition

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-Brady

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Slow

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Phren/o

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Diaphragm, mind

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Atel-

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Incomplete

Imperfect

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Dys-

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Painful, bad, difficult

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Emphys/o

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Inflate

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Cyst/o

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Bladder

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CF

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Cystic fibrosis

Genetic disease of exocrine glands characterized by excessive secretions of thick mucous that do not drain normally, causing obstruction of passageways including pancreatic and bile ducts and bronchi

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ARDS

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Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Respiratory insufficiency marked by progressive hypoxia ARDS is due to severe inflammatory damage it causes abnormal permeability of the alveolar -capillary membrane as a result the alveoli fill with fluid which interferes with gas exchange

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COPD

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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IPPB

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Intermittent positive pressure breathing

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OSA

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Instructive sleep apnea

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PCP

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Pneumocystis pneumonia

Closely associated with a compromise immune system

Caused by fungus

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CPAP

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Continuous positive airway pressure

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CPR

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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Dx

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Diagnosis

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FEV1

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Forest expiratory volume in one second

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HMD

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Hyaline membrane disease

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PFT

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Pulmonary function test

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PND

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Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

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RD

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Respiratory disease

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SOB

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Shortness of breath

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Emphysema

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Pus in a body cavity especially in the pleura (Pyoythorax)

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Croup

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Acute respiratory syndrome that occurs primarily in children and infants and is characterized by laryngeal obstruction and spasm, barking cough, and stridor

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Coryza

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Acute inflammation of nasal passages accompanied by profuse nasal discharge also called a cold

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Consolidation

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Process of becoming salad, especially in connection with the lungs. Solidification Of the Lungs is caused by pathological engorgement of lung tissue that occurs in acute pneumonia

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Atelectasis

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Collapse of lung tissue, preventing respiratory exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. Can be caused by obstruction of foreign bodies, excessive secretions, or pressure on the lung from a tumor

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Anoxia

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Total absence of oxygen in body tissues

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Acidosis

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Excessive acidity of blood due to an accumulation of acid or excessive loss of bicarbonate

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Wheezes

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Continuous high-pitched whistling sound usually during expiration and are caused by narrowing of an airway

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Stridor

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High pitched musical sound made on inspiration that is caused by an obstruction of the trachea or larynx. — is characteristic of an upper respiratory disorder called croup

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Rhonchi

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Loud, course or snoring sounds heard during inspiration or expiration —is caused by obstructed airway’s

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Friction rub

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Dry grating sound heard with the stethoscope during auscultation

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Crackles

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Fine crackling or bubbling sounds, commonly heard during inspiration where there’s fluid in the alveoli— also called rales

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FEV1

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Forced expiratory volume in one sec

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