Respiratory: Symptomatic & Diagnostic Terms Flashcards
breathing
-pnea
normal breathing
eupnea
slow breathing
bradypnea
fast breathing
Tachypnea
Shallow breathing
Hypopnea
Deep breathing
Hyperpnea
Difficulty breathing
Dyspnea
Inability to breath
Apnea
Ability to breath only in an upright position
Orthopnea
pattern of breathing characterized by a gradual increase of depth and sometimes rate to a maximum level, followed by a decrease, resulting in apnea
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
popping sounds heard on auscultation of the lung when air enters diseased airways and alveoli- occurs in disorders such as bronchiecstasis and atelectasis
Crackles
popping sounds heard on auscultation of the lung when air enters diseased airways and alveoli- occurs in disorders such as bronchiecstasis and atelectasis
Rales
high-pitched, musical sounds heard on auscultation of the lung when air flows through a narrowed airway- occurs in disorders like emphysema and asthma
Wheezes
high-pitched, musical sounds heard on auscultation of the lung when air flows through a narrowed airway- occurs in disorders like emphysema and asthma
Rhonchi
a high-pitched crowing sound that is a sign of obstruction in the upper airway
Stridor
Degeneration and death of tissue with a cheese like appearance
Causeous necrosis
hoarseness
Dysphonia
Nosebleed (stazo=to drip)
Epistaxis
Coughing up and spitting out of material from the lungs
Expectoration
Material expelled from the lungs by coughing
Sputum
Coughing up and spitting out blood originating in the lungs
Hemoptysis
To spit
ptysis
Excessive level of carbon dioxide in the blood
Hypercapnia
smoke
capno
Excessive level of carbon dioxide in the lungs
Hypercarbia
excessive movement of air in and out of the lungs causing hypocapnia (low level CO2)
Hyperventilation
deficient movement of air in and out of the lungs causing hypercapnia
Hypoventilation
Deficient amount of oxygen in the blood
Hypoxemia
Deficient amount of oxygen in the tissue cells
Hypoxia
Condition blocking the flow of air moving out of the lungs (decreased complience)
Obstructive lung disorder
Condition limiting the intake of air into the lungs (earlier dynamic broncial compression)
Restrictive lung disorder
fluid filling of the spaces around the alveoli, eventually flooding into the alveoli
Pulmonary Edema
density on an x-ray representing solid material within the air spaces of the lungs, usually indicating inflammatory changes
Pulmonary Infiltrate
thin, watery discharges from the nose
Rhinorrhea
panting; obstructive pulmonary disease caused by a spasm of the bronchial tubes by swelling of their mucous membranes, characterized by paroxysmal (sudden, periodic) attacks of wheezing, dyspnea, and cough
Asthma
Collapse of lung tissue (alveoli)
Atelectasis
Abnormal dilation of the bronchi with accumulation of mucus
Bronchiectasis
Inflammation of the bronchi
Bronchitis
Lung cancer
Bronchogenic carcinoma
constriction of the bronchi caused by spasm of the peribronchial smooth muscle
Bronchospasm
obstructive pulmonary disease characterized by over expansion of the alveoli with air, with destructive changes in their walls resulting in loss of lung elasticity and gas exchange
Emphysema
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- permanent, destructive pulmonary disorder that is a combination of chronic bronchitis and emphysema
COPD