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Unit 5- Respiratory system Flashcards

1
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Bs

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Breath sounds

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2
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CF

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Cystic fibrosis

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3
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COPD

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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4
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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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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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13
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DNR

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Do Not Resuscitate

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14
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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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16
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Nas/o

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)

Transprts air to/from nose to trachea

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Sept/o

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Septum

Wall dividing to structure

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Sinus/o

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Sinus

Air filled cavity within a bone

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21
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Tonsill/o

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Tansills

At side of throat

22
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Adenoid/o

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Adenoids

Behind nasal cavity

23
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Laryng/o

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Larynx (voice box)

Makes speech possible

24
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Trache/o

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Trachea (wind pipe)

Transports air to/from pharynx to bronchi

25
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Bronch/o

Bronchi/o

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Bronchi (Bronchus-singular)

Transports air to and from the trachea (windpipe) to lungs

26
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Pulmon/o

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Lungs

Brings oxygen into the body

27
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Pneumon/o

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Lungs

Brings oxygen into the body

28
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Diaphram

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Muscle that seperates thoracic and abdominal cavities

29
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Thorac/o

Thora/o

-thorax

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Thoracic (chest) cavity

Protects sthe heart and lungs

30
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Otorrhinolaryngologist (ENT)

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Specialist of the ears, nose and throat

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Pulmonologist

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Specializes in treating diseases and disorders of the lungs

32
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RT

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Respiratory therapist (therapy)

Provides treatment to ease/ correct

33
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Spirometry

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Spir/o= to breathe

-metry= to measure

34
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Spirometer

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-meter = instrument used to measure

35
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Ausscultation

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Process of listening to sunds within the body with a stethoscope (heart, lungs, and intestines)

36
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Normal adult RR

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Respiration rate

10-20 breaths per minute

37
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ox/i

ox/o

38
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-capnia

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Carbon Dioxide

39
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-pnea

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Tachy-

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Brady-

42
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Eu-

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Good, Normal

43
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a-

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Without (if consonant following)

44
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an-

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Without (if a vowel is following)

45
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inhale

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to breathe in

46
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exhale

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to breathe out

47
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-ectasis

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Dilation of the bronchi

48
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Asthma

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Allergic disorder characterized by breathing difficulty

49
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Influenza

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The flu

Contagious viral resiratory infection

50
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Pneumonia

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Inflammation of lungs where air sacs fill with pus

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