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