Respiratory System Flashcards
Respiratory distress syndrome
Hyaline Membrane Disease
Affecting exocrine gland function
Cystic Fibrosis
Most frequent type of lung infection resulting in an inflammation of the lung
Pneumonia
Most common bacterial pneumonia
Pneumococcal pneumonia
Thin - walled, air containing cyst seen in children as a sign of lesion
Pneumatocele
Occurs sporadically
Staphylococcal pneumonia
Appearance localized around the bronchi, lower lobes
Streptococcal pneumonia
Severe bacterial pneumonia
Legionnaires’s disease
Common in children and young adults
Mimic tuberculosis
Mycoplasma pneumonia
Caused by acid vomitus aspirated in lower respiratory tract
Aspiration Pneumonia
Dilatation of one or more large bronchi
Bronchiectasis
Inhalation of mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Group of disorders that cause chronic airway obstruction
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Irritates the mucous lining of the bronchial tree
Chronic Bronchitis
Lung’s alveoli become distended usually from loss of elasticity
Emphysema
Inhalation of foreign inorganic dust
Pneumoconioses
Inhaling silica
Eggshell calcifications
Silicosis
Black lung disease
Inhaling of coal dust
Anthracosis
Inhaling asbestos dust
Asbestosis
Dead lung tissue surrounded by inflammatory debris
Lung abscess
Accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity
Empyema
Inflammation of the pleura
Pleurisy
Excess fluid collection collection
Pleural Effusion
Pleural effusion containing blood
Hemothorax