Unit 13 Flashcards
1
Q
pne/o
A
breathing
2
Q
pneumon/o
A
lung
3
Q
melan/o
A
black
4
Q
myc/o
A
fungus
5
Q
myces
A
mushroom
6
Q
pnem/o
A
air
7
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
8
Q
a/pnea
A
absence of breathing
9
Q
ds/pnea
A
difficult breathing
10
Q
hyper/pnea
A
increased rate and depth of breathing
11
Q
tachy/pnea
A
rabid breathing
12
Q
brady/pnea
A
slow breathing
13
Q
ortho/pnea
A
able to breathe only when sitting or standing
14
Q
hem/o/pty/ses
A
expectoration blood
coughing up
15
Q
hyper/ventil/ation
A
excessive movement of air in and out of lungs, sighting respirations
16
Q
hyp/oxia
A
low oxygen in organs and tissues
17
Q
cyan/sis
A
bluish color due to hypoxia
18
Q
Air route
A
nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, alveoli
19
Q
ment/o
A
chin
20
Q
nas/o
A
nasal cavity
21
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx, throat
22
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
contains the vocal cord
23
Q
trache/o
A
trachea
windpipe
24
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchi
25
pleur/o (a)
pleura
26
phren/o
diaphragm
27
phrenic nerve
controls the diaphragm
28
sinistr/o
left
29
dextr/o
right
30
pod/o
ped/i
| foot
31
chir/o
hand
32
pedi/a
child
33
ger/i
old age
34
ABG
arterial blood gas
35
AHIMA
American health information management association
36
PHIT
Registered health information
37
COLD
Chronic obstructive lung disease
38
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
39
CRT
Certified respiratory therapist
40
DC
Doctor of chiropractic medicine
41
DPM
Doctro of podiatric medicine
42
ICU
Intensive care unit
43
IS
Incentive spirometer
44
NBRC
Nationa board for respiratory care
45
NMT
Nebulizing mist treatment
46
O2
Oxygen
47
PD
Pulmonary disease
48
PE
Pulmonary edema, physical educaiton, pulmonary embolism
49
peds
pediatrics
50
PFT
Pulmonary function test
51
PND
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
52
R
Respiration
53
RHIA
Registered health informatino administrator
54
RRT
Registered respiratory therapist
55
RT
Respiratory therapist
56
TC & DB
Turn, cough, and deep breathe
57
URP
Upper respiratory infection
