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27 Cards in this Set
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Alveoli
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Air sacs in lungs
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Apnoea
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Cessation of breathing
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Asthma
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Inflammatory disease of bronchial tubes
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Asphyxia
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Suffocation through lack of oxygen in blood
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Atelectasis
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Failure of the lungs to expand
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Auscultation
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Listening with stethoscope
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Bronchiectasis
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Widening of the bronchi and their branches
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Bronchospasm
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Cough
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Coryza
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Common Cold
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Crepitation
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Crackling sound heard when lungs are infected
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Dyspnoea
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Difficulty in breathing
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Emphysema
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Trapped air in alveoli making breathing difficult
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Haemothorax
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Blood in the pleural cavity, usually from injury
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Haemoptysis
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Coughing up blood from the lungs
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Larynx
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Voice box - laryngitits (inflammation of voice box_)
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Orthopnoea
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Difficulty in breathing unless upright
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PEFR
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Peak expiratory flow rate
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Pharynx
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The throat - pharyngitis (inflammation of throat)
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Pleural Effusion
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Accumulation of fluid in the pleural space
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Pleura
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Covering of the lungs and inner chest wall
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Pleurisy
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Inflammation of the pleura
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Pneumonia / pneumonitis
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Inflammation of the lungs
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Pneumothorax
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Air in the pleural cavity
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Pulmonary Embolism
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Blockage in a blood vessel supply the lungs
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Stertorous
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Noisy breathing as in snoring
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Tachypnoea
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Rapid breathing
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Trachea
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Windpipe - tracheotomy (cutting into windpipe)
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