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34 Cards in this Set
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ARDS |
acute/adult respiratory distress syndrome |
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BS |
Breath sounds CO2 |
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CO2 |
Carbon dioxide |
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CXR |
Chest x ray |
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LLL |
Left lower lobe |
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LUL |
left upper lobe |
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MDI |
Metered-dose inhaler |
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RLL |
Right lower lobe |
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RUL |
Right upper lobe |
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SOB |
shortness of breath |
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Atelectasis |
Collapse of part or all of the lung |
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Copd |
Combo of bronchitis and emphysema caused by chronic exposure to pollution or smoking |
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Empyema |
Localized collection of purulent material (pus) in the thoracic cavity from an infection in the lung |
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Pneumonia |
Infection of some or all of the lobes of the lung |
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Pulmonary edema |
Fluid (edema) collects in the alveoli |
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome SARS |
Acute viral respiratory illness that can be fatal With history of close contact on an airplane with another infected patient |
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Tuberculosis (TB) |
Lung infection caused by the bacterium mycobacterium tuberculosis and spread by airborne droplets and coughing |
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Hemothorax |
Presence of blood in the thoracic cavity, usually from trauma |
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Pleurisy |
Inflammation or infection of the pleura due to pneumonia, trauma, or tumor |
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Pneumothorax |
Large volume of air in the plural space |
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Apnea |
Without breathing |
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Dyspnea |
Difficulty painful or labored breathing |
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Eupnea |
Good normal breathing |
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Orthopnea |
Sit up straight to breath |
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Tachypnea |
Fast breathing |
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Anoxia |
Without oxygen in the blood and body tissues |
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Cyanosis |
Condition of being blue |
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Hypercapnia |
Very high level of carbon dioxide in arterial blood |
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Arterial blood gases |
Blood test to measure the partial pressure of the gases oxygen and carbon dioxide in a sample of arterial blood |
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Oximetry |
Procedure in which an oximeter, a small, noninvasive Clip device, is placed on the patients index finger or earlobe to measure the degree of oxygen saturation of the blood |
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Pulmonary function test PFT |
Procedure to measure the capacity of the lungs and the volume of air during inhalation and exhalation |
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Mantoux Test |
Intradermal injection of ppd purified protein derivative) it’s a TB test |
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Chest tube |
Inserts plastics tube between the ribs and into the thoracic cavity to remove accumulated air, fluid, puss, or blood due to trauma or infection |
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Thoracentesis |
Procedure that uses a needle and a vacuum container to remove pleural fluid from the pleural space Procedure to puncture the chest |
