Unit IV Section 2 Key Terms Flashcards
Adventitious breath sounds
abnormal breath sounds that occur when air passes through narrowed airways, airways filled with fliud or mucus, or when pleural linings are inflamed
apnea
a complete absence of respirations
atelectasis
collapse of air sacs
auscultation
listening to sounds produced within the body with the a stethoscope
bradypnea
abnormally slow respiratory rate
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
respirations from very deep breathing to shallow breathing with periods of apnea.
crackles
air passing through fluid or muscus. sounds like light crackling or bubbling
diffusion
mixing of molecules or ions of two or more substances as a result of motion
dyspnea
difficult or labored breathing
exhalation
breathing out, movement of gases from lungs to atmosphere
eupnea
normal breathing
gurgles
airways narrowed by bronchospasm or secretions. Sounds like coarse rattling, gurgling. May be cleared by cough
hemoptysis
blood in sputum
hyperpnea
increased respiratory rate
hyperventilation
very deep, rapid respirations
hypoventilation
very shallow respirations
hypoxia
insufficient oxygen in the body
hypoxemia
low saturation of oxyhemoglobin in the arterial blood
inspiration
intake of air into the lungs
Kussmaul’s respiration
hyperventilation that accompanies metabolic acidosis in which the body trys to compensate by blowing off CO2