wheeze and stridor def Flashcards

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Q

angioedema/def

A

swelling ==hives,

but the swelling is under the skin instead of on the surface.

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sarcoid/

aka/

def/

basic pathophys

A

Sarcoidosis

/growth of collections of inflammatory cells in difft parts of body — most commonly the lungs, lymph nodes, eyes and skin.

/immune system responding to an unknown substance, most likely something inhaled from the air

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dysphonia/

def

A

disorders of the voice

/ inability to produce voice sounds using the vocal organs

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rhinitis/

def/

sx

A

inflammation of the nasal membranes

/sneezing, nasal congestion, nasal itching, and rhinorrhea

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5
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*post nasal drip/

cobble stoning/

due to

A

(feeling of) mucus accumulating in the throat or dripping from the back of your nose

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*urticaria/

aka

A

hives/

reddened, itchy

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bronchiectasis

A

condition in which damage TO the airways causes them

to widen + become soft & scarred

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tracheomalacia/

def

A

cartilage in the trachea has not developed properly.

Instead of being rigid, the walls of the trachea are floppy.

Because the trachea =main airway, breathing difficulties begin soon after birth

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orthopnea

A

shortness of breath (dyspnea) which occurs when lying flat

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scant sound

A

little to no sound

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11
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Wheezing/produced mostly in

expiration or inspiration/

in which airway

A

produced primarily during EXpiration by airways of any size

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Stridor/ produced on

expiration or inpiration?

by which airways?

A

single pitch, INSpiratory sound that is produced by LARGE airways with severe narrowing

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dyspnea aka

A

shortness of breath

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