Respiratory Flashcards
BS
Breath sounds
IT
Inhalation therapy
R(resp)
Respirations
SOB
Shortness of breath
Unk
Unknown
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
P
After
Trach
Tracheotomy
WLN
Within normal limits
Nas/o
Nose
Or/o
Mouth
Bronchi/o, bronch/o
Bronchial
Tube
-rrhage, -rrhagia
Bleeding, abnormal excessive bleeding discharge
Rhin/o
Nose
Pleur/o
Pleura
Trache/o, trache/I
Trachea, windpipe
Thora/o, thorac/o
Chest
-ia
Abnormal condition
-pnea
Breathing
Hyper
Excessive, increased
-scopy
Visual examination
Tachy-
Fast, rapid
-a, -e, -is
Noun ending
Aspir/o, aspirat/o
To breathe in
Cili/o
Eyelashes, hair like projections
Pharyng/o
Throat, pharynx
Laryng/o
Larynx, voice box
-itis
Inflammation of
Sin/o, sin/u
Sinus
-rrhea
Abnormal flow, discharge
-algia
Painful condition
Hemo
Blood
Pnuem/o, pnuemon/o
Lung, air
Dys-
Bad, difficult, painful
-pneic
Pertaining to breathing
Hypo
Deficient, decreased
Brady
Slow
Epiglott/o
Epiglottis
-ion
Condition
-al
Pertaining to
A-
No, not, without, away from, negative
Nasopharynx
Nose throat
Laryngopharnyx
Voice box, throat
Pharyngorrhagia
Bleeding from the pharynx
Rhinorrhea
Abnormal discharge from the nose
Tracheorrhagia
Bleeding from the trachea
Pneumonia
Abnormal condition of the lungs
Dyspena
Difficult/painful breathing
Bronchoscopy
Examination of the bronchioles
Epiglottis
Flap that covers larynx
Cilia
Small hairs in the nasal cavity
Hypopnea
Shallow breathing
Apnea
Inability to breathe
Oropharynx
Mouth throat
Bronchitis
Inflammation of the bronchi
Sinusitis
Inflammation of the sinus
Pleuralgia
Pain in the pleura
Hemothorax
Blood in the chest
Hyperpena
Increased breathing
Pneumorrhagia
Bleeding in the lungs
Hyperpnea
Increased breathing
Bradypnea
Slow breathing