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13 Cards in this Set
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Stridor |
The harsh, high- pitched sound associated with severe upper airway obstruction, such as that caused by laryngeal edema |
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Rhonchi |
Coarse, low- pitched breath sounds heard in patients who chronically have mucus in the airways (singular, rhonchus) |
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Rales |
Old terms for abnormal breath sounds that have a fine, crackling quality; now called crackles |
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What is rales now called |
Crackles |
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Purulent |
Full of pus; having the character of pus |
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Pulsus paradoxus |
Weakening or loss of a palpable pulse during inhalation; characteristic of cardiac tamponade and severe asthma |
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Polychthemia |
The production of more red blood cells over time, making the blood "thick"; a characteristic of people who have chronic lung disease and chronic hypoxia |
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Parenchyma |
The functional portions of a gland or solid organ |
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Hemoptysis |
Coughing up blood |
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Epistaxis |
Nosebleed |
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Cor pulmonale |
Heart disease that develops because of chronic lung disease, affecting primarily the right side of the heart |
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Cape cynosis |
Deep cynosis of the face and neck and across the chest and back; associated with little or no blood flow; a particularly ominous sign |
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Angioedema |
A vascular reaction that ay have an allergic cause and may result in profound swelling of the tongue and lips |
