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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
Q

lack of sense of smell

A

ANOSMIA

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2
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blue skin (low oxygen in blood)

A

CYANOSIS

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3
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crackling sounds during inspiration; indicates fluid or mucus in airway

A

CRACKLES (RALES)

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4
Q

abnormal widening and thickening of fingers (chronic oxygen deficiency)

A

CLUBBING

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5
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abnormal breathing pattern with long periods of apnea followed by hyperventilation

A

CHEYNE-STOKES RESPIRATION

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6
Q

contraction of smooth muscle in bronchial walls

A

BRONCHOSPASM

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7
Q

dilated bronchi

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BRONCHIECTASIS

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8
Q

slow breathing, low RR

A

BRADYPNEA

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9
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withdrawing fluid by suctioning; removing secretions from patient’s airway, inhaling food or liquid into trachea

A

ASPIRATION

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10
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lack of O2 (can lead to unconsciousness and death)

A

ASPHYXIA

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11
Q

not breathing

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APNEA

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12
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unable to produce sound

A

APHONIA

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13
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unable to obtain O2 from inhaled air

A

ANOXIA

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14
Q

difficulty producing sound

A

DYSPHONIA

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15
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difficulty or labored breathing; SOB (Shortness Of Breath)

A

DYSPNEA

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16
Q

nosebleed

A

EPISTAXIS

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17
Q

normal breathing and RR

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EUPNEA

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18
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cough up blood or blood-stained sputum

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HEMOPTYSIS

19
Q

presence of blood in the chest cavity

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HEMOTHORAX

20
Q

excessive CO2

A

HYPERCAPNIA

21
Q

deep breaths

A

HYPERPNEA

22
Q

rapid and deep breathing

A

HYPERVENTILATION

23
Q

insufficient CO2

A

HYPOCAPNIA

24
Q

shallow breaths

A

HYPOPNEA

25
Q

slow and shallow breathing

A

HYPOVENTILATION

26
Q

insufficient O2 in the blood

A

HYPOXEMIA

27
Q

obtaining insufficient 02 from inhaled air

A

HYPOXIA

28
Q

narrowing of the trachea

A

TRACHEOSTENOSIS

29
Q

chest pain; not angina pectoris

A

THORACALGIA

30
Q

rapid breathing; high RR

A

TACHYPNEA

31
Q

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

A

STRIDOR

32
Q

phlegm coughed up respiratory tract

A

SPUTUM

33
Q

musical sound during expiration (bronchial tube spasms)

A

RHONCHI

34
Q

fluid discharge from the nose; runny nose

A

RHINORRHEA

35
Q

rapid flow of blood from the nose

A

RHINORRHAGIA

36
Q

inflammation of the nasal cavity

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RHINITIS

37
Q

presence of pus in the chest cavity

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PROTHORAX

38
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pleural pain

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PLEURODYNIA

39
Q

grating sound due to pleura rubbing together during respiration

A

PLEURAL RUB

40
Q

thick mucus secreted by respiratory tract

A

PHLEGM

41
Q

open or unblocked

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PATENT

42
Q

inflammation of all paranasal sinuses

A

PANSINUSITIS

43
Q

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

A

ORTHOPNEA

44
Q

paralysis of the larynx muscles

A

LARYNGOPLEGIA

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