Respiratory Symptoms Flashcards
Loss of ability to produce sounds. Dysphonia is difficulty making sounds.
Aphonia
Deep, rapid breathing followed by a period of apnea.
Cheyne-stokes respiration
Abnormal enlargement of the distal phalanges as a result of diminished O2 in the blood.
Clubbing
Lack of O2 in blood seen as bluish or grayish discoloration of the skin, nail beds, and/or lips.
Cyanosis
Difficult and /or painful breathing. Eupnea is good, normal breathing.
Dyspnea
Abnormal, period cessation of breathing.
Apnea
Abnormally slow breathing.
Bradypnea
Excessively deep breathing. Hypopnea is extremely shallow breathing.
Hyperpnea
Condition of difficult breathing unless in an upright position.
Orthopnea
Rapid, shallow breathing.
Tachypnea
Nosebleed. Also called rhinorrhagia.
Epistaxis
Coughing up blood or blood-stained sputum.
Hemoptysis
Condition of excessive CO2 in the blood.
Hypercapnia
Abnormally increased breathing.
Hyperventilation
Condition of deficient O2 in the blood. Hypoxia is the condition of deficient O2 in the tissues.
Hypoxemia
Pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the intercostal muscles.
Pleurodynia
Fever.
Pyrexia
Discharge from the nose.
Rhinorrhea
Breathlessness; air hunger.
Shortness of Breath (SOB)
Mucus coughed up from the lungs and expectorated through the mouth. If abnormal, it may be described as to its amount, color, or odor.
Sputum
Chest pain.
Thoracodynia
