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Week 4 Flashcards

1
Q

Organs that assist other organs in a system

A

Accessory organs

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2
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a type of breathing sound that includes crackles, wheezing, and rhonchi

A

Adventitious breathing

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3
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a medical term that describes the distance or size from the front to the back of a body part, like the chest or pelvis. It’s used to measure how deep something is from front to back

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anterior-posterior diameter

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4
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Asthma is a hyperreactive airway disease characterized by bronchoconstriction, airway obstruction, and inflammation

A

asthma

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5
Q

examine a patient by listening to sounds

A

auscultate

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6
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lack or absence of symmetry

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asymmetry

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7
Q

the enlarged chest with a rounded cross section and fixed horizontal position of the ribs that occurs in chronic pulmonary emphysema

A

barrel chest

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8
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a breathing patter that is slower than 12 breaths per minute

A

bradypnea

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9
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the effort the patient is making to breathe

A

breathing effort

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10
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A characteristic of a breath sound that is high in pitch and loud in intensity

A

bronchial

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11
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a lung condition that causes inflammation of the bronchial tubes, or airways in the lungs

A

bronchitis

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12
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A characteristic of a breath sound that is moderate in pitch and medium in intensity

A

bronchovesicular

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13
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A measure of how mobile the chest wall is

A

chest expansion

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14
Q

a reflex action that clears your airways of irritants and phlegm

A

cough

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15
Q

a type of adventitious sound that is a popping noise and can be heard in pneumonia and heart failure

A

crackles

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16
Q

Cracking or popping sounds in the joints

A

crepitus

17
Q

a bluish or purplish discoloration (as of skin) due to deficient oxygenation of the blood

A

cyanosis

18
Q

a breathing pattern that is rapid, deep, and labored

A

kussmauls

19
Q

an injury or ailment resulting from the work one does or from the environment in which one works

A

occupational hazards

20
Q

difficulty breathing when the individual is lying down

A

orthopnea

21
Q

a chest wall deformity that causes the sternum and rib cage to protrude, resulting in an outward forming shape of the chest

A

pectus carinatum

22
Q

a chest wall deformity that causes the sternum and rib cage to develop inward, resulting in a sunken or caved-in appearance of the chest

A

pectus excavatum

23
Q

High, moderate, or low

A

pitch

24
Q

A type of adventitious sound that is similar to a rubbing sound heard throughout inspiration and expiration normally heard with those who have pericarditis

A

pleural friction rub

25
Q

a condition in which air or other gas is present in the pleural cavity and which occurs spontaneously as a result of disease or injury of lung tissue, rupture of air-filled pulmonary cysts, or puncture of the chest wall or is induced as a therapeutic measure to collapse the lung

A

pneumothorax

26
Q

exhalation through the mouth with the lips pursed together to slow exhalation seen in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma

A

pursed lip breathing

27
Q

The movement of air in and out of the lungs

A

respiratory/ventilation cycle

28
Q

Chest retraction appears when intercostal muscles are drawn inward between the ribs and indicates airway obstruction that may occur during asthma attack or pneumonia

A

retraction

29
Q

A type of adventitious sound that is similar to a low snoring or moaning tone during expiration commonly heard with those who have COPD

A

rhonchi

30
Q

A breathing pattern that is faster than 20 breaths per minute

A

tachypnea

31
Q

girl sits on a chair leaning a bit forward, with her palms on knees forming a tripod

A

tripod position

32
Q

A characteristic of a breath sound that is low in pitch and soft in intensity

A

vesicular

33
Q

A type of adventitious sound that is similar to a squeak heard during expiration commonly, normally with asthma

A

wheezes

34
Q

Loud, medium, or soft

A

intensity

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