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respiratory Flashcards

1
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upper respiratory

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nasal cavities, sinus cavities, pharynx, larynx

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2
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coarse hairs in nose, first defense

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vestibular region

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3
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roof of nose, smell and taste

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olfactory

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4
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humidifies and warms air before going into system

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respiratory region

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5
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paranasal sinuses

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air filled cavities behind skull around nose; frontal, ethmoid, maxillary, and sphenoid

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6
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throat

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pharynx

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7
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section of pharynx air passes through, location of pharyngeal tonsils and eustachian tubes

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nasopharynx

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8
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pharynx region behind oral cavity, air food and liquid pass through, contains palatine and lingual tonsils

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oropharynx

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9
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pharynx region where air food and liquids pass, food and liquid continue to esophagus and air to trachea

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laryngopharynx

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10
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lower respiratory tract

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trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, lungs

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11
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where does air go from larynx

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trachea

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12
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after trachea, what passageways guide air to 5 lobes?

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bronchi

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13
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where does gas exchange occur at ends of bronchioles?

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alveoli, which are covered in capillaries

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14
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what muscle allows breathing

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diaphragm

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15
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area of brain that controls breathing process

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medulla oblongata

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16
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temporary breathing interuption

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apnea

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17
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slow breathing

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bradypnea

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18
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periods of apnea and gradually increasing respirations

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cheyne-stokes respiration

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19
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difficult/painful breathing

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dyspnea

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20
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normal breathing

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eupnea

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21
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deeper-than-normal breathing

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hyperpnea

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22
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faster than normal and deeper breathing

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hyperventilation

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23
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breathing too slow and shallow

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hypoventilation

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24
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easier breathing when sitting up straight

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orthopnea

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25
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crackling breathing; fluid or mucus in airway

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rales

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26
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rattling or high-pitched snoring when breathing; narrowing of airways (asthma or resp. infection)

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rhonchi

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27
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harsh, high pitched during breathing, airway obstruction

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stridor

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28
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fast breathing

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tachypnea

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29
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drawing in foreign body during inspiration

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aspiration

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30
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periodic attacks of dyspnea, spasm of bronchial tubes of swelling of bronchi mucus membrane

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asthma

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31
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bronchial tube mucous membrane inflammation

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bronchitis

32
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malignant tumor, originates in bronchi

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bronchogenic carcinoma

33
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involuntary contractions of bronchi

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bronchospasms

34
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reduced ability of lungs, persistent dyspnea, less than 50% lung capacity

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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

35
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inflammation of respiratory mucous membrane

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common cold

36
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childhood disease, “barking” cough, high pitched breathing

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croup

37
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bluish tinted skin, lack of oxygen circulation

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cyanosis

38
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excessive mucus in lungs, profuse sweating, impaired secretion of intestinal fluid

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cystic fibrosis (CF)

39
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increase in size of alveoli, loss of elasticity, causes SOB and impaired heart function

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emphysema

40
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pus in pleural cavity, result of lung infection

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empyema

41
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epiglottis inflammation

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epiglottitis

42
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allergic disease of upper respiratory passage mucous membranes

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hay fever (allergic rhinitis)

43
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bloody fluid in pleural cavity caused by burst of small blood vessels

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hemothorax

44
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viral infection of respiratory tract; fever, chills, cough, sore throat, muscle aches, headache

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influenza

45
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larynx inflammation

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laryngitis

46
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tumor with stem of new growth in nasal cavity

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nasal polyp

47
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pharynx inflammation

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pharyngitis

48
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escape of fluid into pleural space due to excessive fluid buildup in pleural space

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plural effusion

49
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lung inflammation, caused by bacterium, virus, fungus, or chemical irritant

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pneumonia

50
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air or gas in pleural space

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pneumothorax

51
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travelling blood clot lodged in lung

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pulmonary embolism (PE)

52
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sinus inflammation

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sinusitis

53
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periodic cessation of breathing while sleeping

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sleep apnea

54
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mucus coughed up from resp. tract

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sputum

55
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throat infection by streptococcus bacterium; red, painful, purulent throat

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strep throat

56
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tonsil inflammation; viral or bacterial inflammation

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tonsillitis

57
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contagious disease, inflammation of lungs with abscesses, scarring and tissue death, symptoms mirror that of flu

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tuberculosis (TB)

58
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test to see levels of CO2 and oxygen

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ABG

59
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examination of bronchi, uses scope

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bronchoscopy

60
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uses oxemeter to measure blood oxygen level, placed on finger or earlobe

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oximetry

61
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monitoring patient in sleep

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polysomnography (sleep apnea study)

62
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injecting dye to see blood stream

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pulmonary angiography

63
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measure airflow, lung volume, and gas exchange between lungs and bloodstream

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pulmonary function test (PFT)

64
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lung secretions placed in growth medium and tested for bacterium growth and antibiotic effectiveness

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sputum culture & sensitivity

65
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analysis of sweat using electrode, high chloride indicates cystic fibrosis

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sweat test

66
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tuberculin purified protein injection

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tuberculin skin test

67
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inhalation of radioactive air to analyze filling rates, tracer dye injected to aid pulmonary embolism diagnosis

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V/Q scan

68
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puncture in chest wall to aspirate fluid from pleural sac

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thoracentsis

69
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drug suppresses cough

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antitussive

70
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beta-adrenergic agonist

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dilates bronchi (drug)

71
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drug that relaxes bronchial muscle spasms

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bronchodilator

72
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drug produces thinner mucus

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expectorant

73
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drug suppresses inflammation

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glucocorticoid

74
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inhibits release of histamines

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mast cell stabilizer

75
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drug, loosens mucus

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mucolytic

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