Semester- 1 Week- 8

Question 1

absence of CO2 in the blood

Answer 1

acapnia

Question 2

inflammation of the adenoids

Answer 2

adenoiditis

Question 3

absence/lack of the normal level of O2 in the blood

Answer 3

anoxia

Question 4

accumulation of carbon deposits in the lungs; black lung disease

Answer 4

anthracosis

Question 5

inability to produce sound

Answer 5

aphonia

Question 6

lack of breathing

Answer 6

apnea

Question 7

accumulation of asbestos particles in the lungs

Answer 7

asbestosis

Question 8

spasm/swelling of the mucous membranes of the bronchial tubes resulting in wheezing and dyspnea

Answer 8

asthma

Question 9

incomplete expansion; usually of the lungs

Answer 9

atelectasis

Question 10

abnormal dilatation or expansion of bronchi

Answer 10

bronchiectasis

Question 11

inflammation of the bronchi

Answer 11

bronchitis

Question 12

respiratory failure associated with a variety of acute conditions that directly/indirectly injure the lung

Answer 12

adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

Question 13

a malignant lung tumor originating in the bronchi; lung cancer

Answer 13

bronchogenic carcinoma

Question 14

inflammation of the bronchi and lungs caused primarily by bacteria

Answer 14

bronchopneumonia

Question 15

involuntary contraction of the smooth muscles of the wall of the bronchi

Answer 15

bronchospasm

Question 16

a progressive anchronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)d irreversible condition characterized by obstruction of bronchial airflow and diminished lung capacity

Answer 16

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Question 17

inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose; common cold

Answer 17

coryza; rhinitis

Question 18

disease characterized by a barking cough; dyspnea;& laryngeal spasms

Answer 18

croup (KROOP)

Question 19

a hereditary dx with excess mucus production in the respiratory tract

Answer 19

cystic fibrosis (CF)

Question 20

difficulty producing speech

Answer 20

dysphonia

Question 21

difficulty breathing

Answer 21

dyspnea

Question 22

distension and destruction of alveolar walls causing decreased elasticity in the lung

Answer 22

emphysema

Question 23

nosebleed

Answer 23

pistaxis, rhinorrhagia

Question 24

spitting up blood

Answer 24

hemoptysis

Question 25

blood in the chest cavity

Answer 25

hemothrorax

Question 26

increased or excessive breathing

Answer 26

hypercapnia

Question 27

increased breathing

Answer 27

hyperpnea

Question 28

deficient CO2 levels in the blood

Answer 28

hypocapnia

Question 29

decreased breathing

Answer 29

hypopnea

Question 30

decreased O2 in the blood

Answer 30

hypoxemia

Question 31

decreased O2 to body tissue

Answer 31

hypoxia

Question 32

highly contagious infection of the respiratory tract caused by a virus

Answer 32

influenza