RESPIRATORY Disorders

Question 1

croup

Answer 1

Acute, viral infection of infants and children. Obstruction of the larynx, accompanied by barking cough and stridor (high pitched sound heard on inspiration).

Question 2

diptheria

Answer 2

Acute infection of the throat and upper respiratory tract caused by the diphtheria bacterium.

Question 3

epistaxis

Answer 3

nose bleed (from the Greek word meaning “a dropping”

Question 4

pertussis

Answer 4

Whooping cough; highly contagious bacterial infection of the pharynx, larynx, and trachea caused by Bordetella pertussis.

Question 5

asthma

Answer 5

Chronic bronchial inflammatory disorder with airway obstruction due to bronchial edema and constriction and increased mucus production.