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84 Cards in this Set
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larynx |
produces vocal sounds |
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trachea |
(windpipe) provides open passageway for air to and from the lungs |
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bronchi |
provides passageway for air to and from the lungs |
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lungs |
brings air into contact w/ blood (for exchange of O2 and CO2) |
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alveol/o |
small, hollow air sac |
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anthrac/o |
coal |
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aspirat/o |
to draw in |
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atel/o |
imperfect |
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cheil/o |
lip |
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halat/o |
breathe |
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hem/o |
blood |
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mes/o |
middle |
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nas/o |
nose |
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rhin/o |
nose |
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olfact/o |
smell |
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or/o |
mouth |
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orth/o |
straight |
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pector/o |
chest |
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thorac/o |
chest |
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pneum/o |
air |
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pulmon/o |
lung |
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pneumon/o |
lung |
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py/o |
pus |
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respirat/o |
breathing |
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spir/o |
breath |
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tubercul/o |
a little swelling |
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ventilat/o |
to air |
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anthracosis |
black lung |
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apnea |
someone who is not breathing |
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asthma |
disease of the bronchi characterized by wheezing, dyspnea, constriction of chest |
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atelectasis |
partial collapse of the lung |
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bronchiectasis |
dilatation or expansion of bronchi |
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bronchitis |
inflammation of the bronchi |
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bronchoscope |
tool used to visually examine bronchi |
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croup |
barking cough |
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cystic fibrosis |
inherited disease, progressive disability and early death (scaring and cyst formation in pancreas) |
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dysphonia |
hoarseness |
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dyspnea |
difficulty breathing |
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emphysema |
COPD lung cancer |
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empyema |
pus in body cavity |
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epistaxis |
nosebleed |
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eupnea |
normal breathing |
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expectoration |
coughing up mucus |
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COPD |
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
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CXR |
chest xray |
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ENT |
ear nose throat |
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SARS |
severe acute respiratory syndrome |
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SIDS |
sudden infant death syndrome |
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URI |
upper respiratory infection |
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acid-fast bacilli |
test for TB |
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arterial blood gases |
ABGs - how well lungs move oxygen and co2 |
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culture, sputum |
check for respiratory disease |
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culture, throat |
check for strep throat |
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mycolytics |
help destroy/dissolve mucus |
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antitussives |
used to suppress a cough (reduce cough reflex/anesthetize stretch receptors) ex: mucinex DM |
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Expectorant |
promote/facilitate the removal of mucous from the lower respiratory tract ex: robitussin |
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antihistamines |
used to block histamine receptors (treat allergy symptoms) ex: benadryl |
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decongestants |
used for temporary relief of nasal congestion (cold, hay fever, allergies) ex: sudafed |
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TB |
tuberculosis |
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wheeze |
sound associated w/ asthma - high pitch whistling sound |
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tonsilitis |
inflammation of the tonsils |
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rhinoplasty |
nose job |
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rhinorrhea |
runny nose |
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rhinovirus |
virus of nose; common cold |
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spirometer |
tool/device used to measure amt of air you can blow out |
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sputum |
mucus |
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tachypnea |
fast breathing |
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thoracentesis |
surgical function of chest wall for removal of fluid |
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orthopnea |
sleep sitting up - only way you can breath is in upright position |
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palatopharyngoplasty |
surgical repair of palat and pharynx - enlarges air pathway |
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pertussis |
whooping cough |
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pleurodynia |
pain in pleural cavity |
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pneumonia |
problem in lungs due to bacterial problem, virus, chemical irritant |
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polyp |
tumor w/ a stem |
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pyothorax |
pus in the thorax |
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rale |
abnormal sound, crackling or bubbling or rattling sound |
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influenza |
acute, contagious respiratory infection caused by virus |
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heimlich maneuver |
to stop a person from choking |
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hypoxia |
deficient amt of oxygen |
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laryngitis |
inflammation of larynx |
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legionnaire's disease |
severe type of pnemonia |
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lobectomy |
excision/removal of a piece of an organ |
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nasopharyngitis |
inflammation of nose and pharynx (throat) |
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mesothelioma |
malignant tumor of mesothelium (serous membrane of pleura) - due to inhalation of asbestos |
