Respiratory System Flashcards
alveoli/
alveolus, air sac
ARDS
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
bronch/o
bronchus
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
capn/
carbon dioxide
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resucitation
CXR
Chest X-Ray
DTaP
Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis
FEV
Forced Expectorant Volume
ICU
Intensive Care Unit
IN
Inhalation
layryng/
larynx, voicebox
LLL
Left Lower Lobe (of lung)
LUL
Left Upper Lobe (of lung)
MDI
Metered-Dose Inhaler
MT
Mouth/Throat
nas/o
nose
NSCLC
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
PFT
Pulmonary Function Test
pharyng/o
pharynx, throat
RDS
Respiatory Distress Syndrome
phon/o
voice, sound
phren/o
diaphragm, mind
pluer/o
pluera, rib
pneum/o
air, gas, lung
pulm/o, pulmon/o
lung
rhin/o
nose
RLL
Right Lower Lobe (of lung)
RT
Respiratory Therapist
RUL
Right Upper Lobe (of lung)
SCLC
Small Cell Lung Cancer
SOB
Shortness Of Breath
spir/o
breath
T&A
Tonsils And Adenoids
TB
Turberculosis
thorac/o
thorax, chest
tonsill/
tonsils
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
URI
Upper Respiratory Infection