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The Respiratory System: Pulmonology Flashcards

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Adenoid/o

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Adenoid

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Tonsill/o

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Tonsil

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Nas/o

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Nose

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Laryng/o

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Larynx (Vocal Cords)

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx (Throat)

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Trache/o

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Trachea (Windpipe)

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Nares

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Nostrils

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Turbinates

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Tube shaped cartilage inside the nose

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Sept/o

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Septum

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Sin/o

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Sinus

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Sinus/o

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Sinus

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Pneum/o

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Air or Lungs

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Pneumat/o

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Air or Lungs

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Pneumon/o

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Air or Lungs

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Pulmon/o

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Lungs

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Lob/o

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Lobe

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Bronch/o

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Bronchus

The main branches from the trachea into each lung

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Bronchi/o

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Bronchus

The main branches from the trachea into each lung

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Bronchiol/o

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Bronchiole

A smaller subdivision of the bronchial tubes

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Aveol/o

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Aveolus (Air Sac)

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Stern/o

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Sternum

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Cost/o

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Rib

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Thorac/o

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Chest

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Pector/o

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Chest (Also Pectus)

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Steth/o

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Chest

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Pleur/o

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Pleura

Membrane surrounding the lungs

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Phren/o

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Diaphragm

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Ox/o

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Oxygen

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Spir/o

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Breathing

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-pnea

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Breathing

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Capn/o

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Carbon Dioxide

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Carb/o

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Carbon Dioxide (Latin for Coal)

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Apnea

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Cessation of breathing

Not breathing

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Eupnea

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Good/Normal Breathing

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Tachypnea

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Rapid Breathing

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Bradypnea

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Slow Breathing

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Hypopnea

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Shallow Breathing

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Hyperpnea

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Heavy Breathing

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Dyspnea

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Difficulty Breathing

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Orthopnea

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Able to breathe only in the upright position

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Hyperventilation

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Overbreathing; the condition of having too much air flowing into and out of the lungs; leads to hypocapnia

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Hypoventilation

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Underbreathing; the condition of having too little air flowing into and out of the lungs; leads to hypercapnia

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Dysphonia

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Bad voice condition

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Epistaxis

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A nosebleed

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Rhinorrhagia

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Excessive blood flow from the nose (another term for nosebleed)

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Bronchospasm

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Involuntary contraction of the bronchus

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Phrenospasm

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involuntary contraction of the diaphragm (also known as the hiccups)

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Pleuralgia

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Pain in the pleura

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Pleurodynia

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Pain in the pleura

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Thoracalgia

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Chest Pain

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Bronchorrhea

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Discharge from the Bronchi

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Expectoration

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Coughing or spitting material out of the lungs

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Hemoptysis

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Coughing up blood

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Sputum

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Mucus discharged from the lungs by coughing

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Auscultation

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a health care professional using a stethoscope to listen to a patient’s chest

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Cyanosis

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Bluish hue to skin caused by insufficient oxygen

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Pectoriloquy

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speaking from the chest; used as a means of finding masses in the lung. A health professional listening to a patient’s chest asks the patient to whisper a word. The word will be audible in areas where fluid or a mass is present. Hence the chest “speaks” in those places.

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Pectus Carinatum

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A chest the protrudes like the keel of a ship

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Pectus Excavatum

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A chest that is hollowed out

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Percussion

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striking the body surface (in this context, to cause vibrations that can help locate fluid buildup in the chest)

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Retraction

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the sucking in of the skin around bones during inhalation, happens when someone is in respiratory distress

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Atelectasis

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Incomplete Expansion

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Bronchiectasis

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Expansion of the bronchi

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Caseous Necrosis

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The death of tissue with a cheeselike appearance

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Chylothorax

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Chyle in the chest

Chyle is a milky bodily fluid formed in the small intestine during digestion of fatty foods and carried through the body via lymph vessels.

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Empyema

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Pus inside the chest

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Hemothorax

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Blood inside the chest

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Phrenoplegia

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Paralysis of the diaphragm

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Phrenoptosis

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Drooping of the diaphragm

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Pleural Effusion

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Fluid pouring out into the pleura

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Pneumohemothorax

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Air and blood in the chest

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Pneumothorax

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Air in the chest

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Pulmonary Edema

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Swelling in the lungs

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Pyothorax

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Pus in the chest

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Tracheostenosis

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Narrowing of the trachea

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Hypercapnia

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Excessive Carbon Dioxide

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Hypercarbia

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Excessive Carbon Dioxide

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Hypocapnia

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Insufficient Carbon Dioxide

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Hypocarbia

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Insufficient Carbon Dioxide

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Hypoxemia

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Insufficient Oxygen in the blood

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Hypoxia

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Insufficient Oxygen

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Computed Tomography

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An imaging procedure using a computer to cut

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Pulmonary Angiography

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An imaging procedure for recording pulmonary blood vessel activity

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Ventrillation-Perfusion Scan (VQ Scan)

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A scan that tests whether a problem is in the lungs is caused by airflow or blood flow

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Bronchoscopy

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Procedure to look inside the bronchi

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Capnography

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Procedure to record carbon dioxide levels

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Capnometer

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Instrument to measure carbon dioxide levels

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Endoscope

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Instrument to look inside

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