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Unit 5 Flashcards

1
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BS

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breath sounds

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CF

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cystic fibrosis

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COPD

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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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PE

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pulmonary embolism

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5
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SIDS

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sudden infant death syndrome

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6
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TB

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tuberculosis

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URI

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upper respiratory infection (common cold)

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8
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PCN

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penicillin

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CO2

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carbon dioxide

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O2

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oxygen

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RT

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respiratory therapy

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12
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SOB

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short of breath

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DNR

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do not resuscitate

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DOA

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dead on arrival

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15
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T&A

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tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

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nas/o

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nose

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rhin/o

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nose

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muc/o

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mucus

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pharyng/o

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pharynx (throat)

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sept/o

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septum (wall dividing a structure)

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sinus/o

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sinus (air filled cavity within a bone)

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tonsill/o

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adenoid/o

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adenoids (behind nasal cavity)

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laryng/o

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larynx (voice box)

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trache/o

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trachea (windpipe)

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bronch/o or bronchi/o

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pulmon/o

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pneumon/o

29
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diaphragm

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muscle that separates thoracic and abdominal cavities

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thorac/o

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thoracic cavity

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thora/o

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thoracic cavity

32
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-thorax

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thoracic cavity

33
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otorhinolaryngologist

34
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pulmonologist

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specializes in treating diseases and disorders of the lungs

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spir/o

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to breathe

36
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-metry

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to measure

37
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-meter

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instrument used to measure

38
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auscultation

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process of listening to sounds within the body with a stethoscope

39
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normal adult RR

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respiration rate, 10-20 breaths per minute

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ox/i or ox/o

41
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-capnia

A

carbon dioxide

42
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-pnea

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tachy-

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brady-

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eu-

A

good, normal

46
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a-

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without (if consonant following)

47
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an-

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without (if vowel following)

48
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inhale

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breathe in

49
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exhale

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breathe out

50
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-ectasis

51
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asthma

A

allergic disorder characterized by breathing difficulty

52
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influenza

A

the flu, contagious viral respiratory infection

53
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pneumonia

A

inflammation of lungs where air sacs fill with pus

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