Pulmonary Flashcards
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Asthma
A
Constriction of the airway due to muscular contraction of the bronchioles
2
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COPD
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
3
Q
Dyspnea
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Difficult and labored breathing, shortness of breath
4
Q
Pulmonary Embolus
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Blockage of the pulmonary artery or one of its branches due to a translocated clot
5
Q
Pleurisy
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General term for pain with breathing
6
Q
Pneumothorax
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Presence of air or gas in the pleural space; collapsed lung
7
Q
Pnuemonia
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Infiltrate (infection) inside the lung tissue
8
Q
Rales
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Crackles; Wet crackling heard in the lungs due to pneumonia or CHF
9
Q
Rhonchi
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Sound of mucous rolling around in the bronchioles/bronchi
10
Q
Tachypnea
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Increased respiratory rate
11
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Wheezing
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High pitched sound heard with asthmatics or lung disease
