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 syndrome
6
Q
TB
A
tuberculosis
7
Q
URI
A
upper respitory infection
8
Q
PCN
A
penicillin
9
Q
CO2
A
carbon dioxide
10
Q
O2
A
oxygen
11
Q
RT
A
respitory therapy
12
Q
SOB
A
short of breath
13
Q
DNR
A
do not resucitate
14
Q
DOA
A
dead on arrival
15
Q
T&A
A
tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
16
Q
nose
A
nas/o, rhin/o
17
Q
muc/o
A
mucus
18
Q
pharygn/o
A
pharynx (throat)
19
Q
sept/o
A
septum, wall dividing a structure
20
Q
sinus/o
A
air filled cavity, sinus
21
Q
tonsill/o
A
tonsils, at the side of the throat
22
Q
adenoid/o
A
adenoids, behind the nasal cavity
23
Q
T&A
A
tonsillectomy & adenoidectomy
24
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx (voice box)
• makes speech possible
25
trache/o
trachea (windpipe)
