Signs and Symptoms

Question 1

lack of sense of smell

Answer 1

ANOSMIA

Question 2

blue skin (low oxygen in blood)

Answer 2

CYANOSIS

Question 3

crackling sounds during inspiration; indicates fluid or mucus in airway

Answer 3

CRACKLES (RALES)

Question 4

abnormal widening and thickening of fingers (chronic oxygen deficiency)

Answer 4

CLUBBING

Question 5

abnormal breathing pattern with long periods of apnea followed by hyperventilation

Answer 5

CHEYNE-STOKES RESPIRATION

Question 6

contraction of smooth muscle in bronchial walls

Answer 6

BRONCHOSPASM

Question 7

dilated bronchi

Answer 7

BRONCHIECTASIS

Question 8

slow breathing, low RR

Answer 8

BRADYPNEA

Question 9

withdrawing fluid by suctioning; removing secretions from patient’s airway, inhaling food or liquid into trachea

Answer 9

ASPIRATION

Question 10

lack of O2 (can lead to unconsciousness and death)

Answer 10

ASPHYXIA

Question 11

not breathing

Answer 11

APNEA

Question 12

unable to produce sound

Answer 12

APHONIA

Question 13

unable to obtain O2 from inhaled air

Answer 13

ANOXIA

Question 14

difficulty producing sound

Answer 14

DYSPHONIA

Question 15

difficulty or labored breathing; SOB (Shortness Of Breath)

Answer 15

DYSPNEA

Question 16

nosebleed

Answer 16

EPISTAXIS

Question 17

normal breathing and RR

Answer 17

EUPNEA

Question 18

cough up blood or blood-stained sputum

Answer 18

HEMOPTYSIS

Question 19

presence of blood in the chest cavity

Answer 19

HEMOTHORAX

Question 20

excessive CO2

Answer 20

HYPERCAPNIA

Question 21

deep breaths

Answer 21

HYPERPNEA

Question 22

rapid and deep breathing

Answer 22

HYPERVENTILATION

Question 23

insufficient CO2

Answer 23

HYPOCAPNIA

Question 24

shallow breaths

Answer 24

HYPOPNEA

Question 25

slow and shallow breathing

Answer 25

HYPOVENTILATION

Question 26

insufficient O2 in the blood

Answer 26

HYPOXEMIA

Question 27

obtaining insufficient 02 from inhaled air

Answer 27

HYPOXIA

Question 28

narrowing of the trachea

Answer 28

TRACHEOSTENOSIS

Question 29

chest pain; not angina pectoris

Answer 29

THORACALGIA

Question 30

rapid breathing; high RR

Answer 30

TACHYPNEA

Question 31

harsh, high-pitched sound (obstruction in the airway)

Answer 31

STRIDOR

Question 32

phlegm coughed up respiratory tract

Answer 32

SPUTUM

Question 33

musical sound during expiration (bronchial tube spasms)

Answer 33

RHONCHI

Question 34

fluid discharge from the nose; runny nose

Answer 34

RHINORRHEA

Question 35

rapid flow of blood from the nose

Answer 35

RHINORRHAGIA

Question 36

inflammation of the nasal cavity

Answer 36

RHINITIS

Question 37

presence of pus in the chest cavity

Answer 37

PROTHORAX

Question 38

pleural pain

Answer 38

PLEURODYNIA

Question 39

grating sound due to pleura rubbing together during respiration

Answer 39

PLEURAL RUB

Question 40

thick mucus secreted by respiratory tract

Answer 40

PHLEGM

Question 41

open or unblocked

Answer 41

PATENT

Question 42

inflammation of all paranasal sinuses

Answer 42

PANSINUSITIS

Question 43

difficulty breathing by lying flat (patient breaths better when sitting up)

Answer 43

ORTHOPNEA

Question 44

paralysis of the larynx muscles

Answer 44

LARYNGOPLEGIA