Respiratory Flashcards

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Anosmia

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Lack of sense of smell

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Anoxia

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Condition of receiving almost no oxygen from inhaled air

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Aphonia

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Condition of being unable to produce sounds

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4
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Bronchiectasis

A

Dilated bronchus

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5
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Clubbing

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Abnormal widening and thickening of the ends of the fingers and toes associated with chronic oxygen deficiency

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Eupnea

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Normal breathing and respiratory rate

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Hypercapnia

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Excessive co2 in the body

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Hypocapnia

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Insufficient level of co2 in the body

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9
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Laryngoplegia

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Paralysis of the muscles controlling the larynx

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Patent

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Open or unblocked

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Pleurodynia

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Pleural pain

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Pyothorax

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Presence of pus in the chest cavity

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13
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Pertussis

A

Whooping cough

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14
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Rhinomycosis

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Fungal infection of the nasal cavity

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15
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Bronchiectasis

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Abnormal enlargement of bronchi

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Atelectasis

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Condition in which the alveoli in a portion of the lung collapse

17
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Pneumoconiosis

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Condition resulting from inhalation of environmental particles that become toxic

18
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Empyema

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Pus within the pleural space usually associated with a bacterial infection