Terminology Quiz Flashcards
Aphasic
Unable to speak
Aphagia
unable to swallow
Dysphasia
difficulty/ slurred speech
Dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing
Epistaxis
Nasal bleeding
Tinnitus
Ringing in the ears
Can be due to damage to hair receptors of the cochlear nerve or age related changes in the organs of hearing and balance
DOE
Dyspnea On Exertion
CP
Chest Pain
Orthopnea
A condition in which people experiencing dyspnea can often breathe more easily in an upright position
Diaphoretic
Sweating excessively
Clammy
Damp cool skin to touch
AICD
Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defribrillator
Apneic
Suffering from apnea
cessation of breathing for 20 seconds or more at a time
Kussmauls
Deep and rapid breathing at a continuous pace
cheyne-stokes
Alternating irregular periods of deep and rapid breathing, followed by periods of apnea
associated with end of life, OD and Heart failure
Crackles
- Bubbling crackling sounds
- Low to high pitched
- Auscultated on inspiration and expiration
Why do we hear crackles and what disease would we expect to diagnose?
crackles are the sound of the opening of small deflated airways and alveoli and air passing through fluid in the lungs
Often heard when diagnosing……
Wheezing
- (sibilant) Musical or squeaking
- High pitched continuous sounds
- Auscultated on inspiration and expiration
Why do we hear wheezing and what disease would we expect to diagnose?
Wheezing is the sound of air passing through narrowed airways
Often heard when diagnosing asthma, tumors, or a buildup of secretions
Rhonchi
- sonorous Wheeze
- Sonorous/course snoring quality
- Low pitched continuous sounds
- Auscultated on inspiration and expiration
Why do we hear rhonchi and what disease would we expect to diagnose?
Rhonchi is the sound of air passing through or around secretions i the lungs.
Often heard when diagnosing….
Hematuria
Blood in the Urine
If in large enough quantities the urine will appear bright red or reddish brown
Urostomy
rerouting of urine away from the dysfunctional bladder through the Ileal conduit to an external Urostomy bag
Ileal Conduit
Urinary Diversion in which the ureters are connected to the ileum with a stoma created on the abdominal wall
