Respiratory System Pathology Flashcards
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Pneumonia
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Inflammation of tissue in lungs caused by a bacterial infection
2
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Tuberculosis
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Bacterial infection in lungs
3
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Apnoea
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Arrested breathing
4
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Dyspnoea
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Difficulty with / laboured breathing
5
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Tachypnoea
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Abnormally rapid breathing
6
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Orthopnoea
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Shortness of breath that occurs when lying flat
7
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Pneumonitis
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Inflammation of walls of alveoli
8
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Pneumonectomy
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Surgical removal of walls of alveoli
9
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Carcinoma
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Type of cancer that develops from epithelial cells
10
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Pleurisy
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Associated with inflammation of pleura