Respiratory System Disorders Flashcards
LACK OF BREATHING
APNEA
THE DIVISION OF A TUBE OR VESSEL INTO TWO CHANNELS OR BRANCHES
BIFURCATION
RELAXATION OF SMOOTH MUSCLE IN THE BRONCHIOLES, NARROWING THE AIRWAYS
BRONCHODILATION
CONTRACTION OF SMOOTH MUSCLE IN THE BRONCHIOLES, NARROWING THE AIRWAYS
BRONCHOCONSTRICTION
TENDENCY TO STICK TOGETHER OR BE ATTRACTED
COHESION
THE ABILITY OF THE LUNGS TO EXPAND AND RECOIL OR THE PATIENT’S WILLINGNESS TO FOLLOW A PRESCRIBED TREATMENT
COMPLIANCE
THE COLLECTION OF PUS IN A CAVITY OR BODY, ESPECIALLY IN THE PLEURAL CAVITY
EMPYEMA
NORMAL, REGULAR, QUIET BREATHING
EUPNEA
TYPE OF MEDICINE USED TO HELP CLEAR MUCOUS FROM AIRWAY
EXPECTORANT
FROTHY SPUTUM CONTAINING STREAKS OF BLOOD, USUALLY BRIGHT RED; SPITTING UP BLOOD
HEMOPTYSIS
A REFLECX THAT PREVENTS EXCESSIVELUNG EXPANSION
HERING-BREUER REFLEX
INCREASED LEVEL OF CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) IN THE BLOOD
HYPERCAPNIA
INSUFFICIENT OXYGEN IN THE ARTERIAL BLOOD
HYPOXEMIA
DIFFICULT OR LABORED BREATHING WHEN RECUMBENT THAT IS USUALLY RELIEVED BY AN UPRIGHT POSITION
ORTHOPNEA
AWAKENING IN SEVERE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS, USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH PULMONARY EDEMA
PAROXYSMAL NOCTURNAL DYSPNEA
AN ENZYME THAT BREAKS DOWN A PROTEIN INTO AMINO ACIDS
PROTEASE
ABNORMAL DECREASE IN SYSTOLIC PRESSURE DURING INSPIRATION
PULSUS PARADOXUS
A BUBBLY OR CRACKING SOUND IN THE LUNGS CAUSED BY AIR MIXING WITH FLUID IN THE AIRWAYS
RALES
THE VOLUME OF AIR REMAINING IN THE LUNGS AFTER MAXIMUM EXPIRATION
RESIDUAL VOLUME
A HARSH NOICE HEARD IN THE LUNGS RESULTING FROM AIR PASSING THROUGH PARTIAL OBSTRUCTION BY THICK MUCUS OR EXUDATES
RHONCHUS
FATTY, BULKY STOOL RESULTING FROM MALABORPTION
STEATORRHEA
AN ABNORMAL JHIGH-PITCHED, CROWING SOUND CAUSED BY OBSTRUCTION IN TEH TRACHEA OR LARYNX
STRIDOR
THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF AIR THAT CAN BE MOVED IN AND OUT OF THE LUNGS
VITAL CAPACITY
A HIGH-PITCHED WHINING SOUND TYPICAL OF OBSTRUCTION IN THE BRONCHIOLES AND SMALL BRONCHI
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