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Respiratory And Cardiovascular System Flashcards

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1
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ABG

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Arterial Blood Gas

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AFB

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Acid Fast Bacilus

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ARDS

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Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome

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CF

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Cystic Fibrosis

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CO2

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Carbon Dioxide

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COPD

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease

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CXR

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Chest X-Ray

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DOT

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Directly Observed Therapy

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ETT

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Endotracheal Tube

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MDI

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Metered Dose Inhaler

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MRI

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Magnetic Ressonance Imaging

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O2

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Oxigen

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PCP

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Pneumocistis Carinii Pneumonia

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PE

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Pulmonary Embolus

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PET scan

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Positron Emission Tomography

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PFT’s

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Pulmonary Function Tests

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SOB

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Shortness of Breath

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TB

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Tuberculosis

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URI

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Upper Respiratory Infection

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VQ Scan

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Ventilation Perfusion Scan

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atelectasis

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collapse of lung tissue

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auscultation

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listening with a stethoscope

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percussion

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the act of percussing

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crackle

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abnormal lung sound due to fluid in the lungs (crepitar)

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wheeze

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abnormal whistling lung sound due to narrowed airways

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stridour

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high-pitched pathological breath sound heard with inspiration through narrowed airways (estridor)

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pleurisy or pleuritis

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pleura inflamation

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palliative

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treatment of symptoms of illness to maintain patient comfort

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air in the chest cavity

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pneumothorax

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blood in the chest cavity

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hemothorax

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breathing too fast

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tachypnea

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breathing upright

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orthopnea

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bronchitis

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bronchial inflamation

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hypercapnia

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condition of excessive CO2

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dyspnea

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difficult breathing

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dysphonia

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difficult speaking

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hydrothorax

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fluid in the chest cavity

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pleurisy or pleuritis

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inflamation of the pleura

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laringoscope

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lighted instrument used to view the throat

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pneumonia or pneumonitis

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lung inflammation

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apnea

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not breathing

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pleuralgia or pleurodynia

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pain related to the pleura

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endotracheal

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pertaining to into the thrachea

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pulmonary

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pertaining to the lung

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pyothorax or empyema

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pus in the chest cavity

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thoracocentesis

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removal of fluid from the chest cavity

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rhinorrea

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runny nose

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hemoptysis

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spitting up blood

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thoracotomy

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surgical opening into the chest cavity

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tracheostomy

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surgical opening into the thrachea

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pneumonectomy

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surgical removal of the lung

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rhinoplasty

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surgical repair of the nose

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pharyngitis

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throat inflammation

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bronchoscopy

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viewing the bronchi with a lighted instrument

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