Unit 5 Flashcards
1
Q
BS
A
breath sounds
2
Q
CF
A
cystic fibrosis
3
Q
COPD
A
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
4
Q
PE
A
pulmonary embolism
5
Q
SIDS
A
sudden infant death sydrome
6
Q
TB
A
tuberculosis
7
Q
URI
A
upper respiratory infection (common cold)
8
Q
PCN
A
penicillin
9
Q
CO2
A
carbon dioxide
10
Q
O2
A
oxygen
11
Q
RT
A
respiratory therapy
12
Q
SOB
A
short of breath
13
Q
DNR
A
do not resuscitate
14
Q
DOA
A
dead on arrival
15
Q
T&A
A
tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
16
Q
nas/o
A
nose
17
Q
rhin/o
A
nose
18
Q
muc/o
A
mucus, substance secreted
19
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx (throat)
20
Q
sept/o
A
septum, wall dividing a structure
21
Q
sinus/o
A
sinus
22
Q
tonsill/o
A
tonsils
23
Q
adenoid/o
A
adenoids (behind nasal cavity)
24
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx (voice box)
25
trache/o
trachea (windpipe)
26
bronch/o or bronchi/o
bronchi (singular- bronchus)
27
pulmon/o
lungs
28
pneumon/o
lungs
29
diaphragm
muscle that separates thoracic and abdominal cavities
30
thorac/o
thoracic cavity
31
thora/o
thoracic cavity
32
-thorax
thoracic cavity
33
otorhinolaryngologist
specialist of the ears, nose, and throat
34
pulmonologist
specializes in treating diseases and disorders of the lungs
35
spir/o
breathe
36
-metry
measure
37
-meter
instrument used to measure
38
auscultation
process of listening to sounds within the body with a stethoscope
39
RR
respiration rate (normal is 10-20 per min)
40
ox/i or ox/o
oxygen
41
-pnea
breathing
42
tachy-
fast
43
brady-
slow
44
eu-
good, normal
45
a-
without
46
an-
without (if vowel following)
47
inhale
breathe in
48
exhale
breathe out
49
-ectasis
dilation
50
bronchiectasis
dilation of bronchi
51
asthma
allergic disorder characterized by breathing difficulty
52
influenza
flu
53
pneumonia
inflammation of lungs where air sacs fill with pus
