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17 Cards in this Set
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Pyrexia |
Raised body temperature- fever |
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Hypothermia |
Dangerously low body temp |
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Pulmonary Embolism |
Blocked vessel in lungs |
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Febrile |
Showing symptoms of fever |
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Hypoxaemia |
Abnormally low oxygen level in blood |
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COPD |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
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Anemia |
When you lack enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to your bodies tissues |
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Hypoxia |
Deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues |
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Carbon dioxide narcosis |
Condition that develops when excessive co2 present in bloodstream leading to depressed level of consciousness Can come from lung disease, hypoventilation, environmental exposure |
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Hypoventilation |
Breathing that is too shallow or too slow to meet needs of body. When someone hypoventilates the body’s carbon dioxide level rises causing build up of acid and too little oxygen in blood |
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Atelectasis |
Partial collapse or incomplete inflation of lung |
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Respiratory Failure |
Defined as a failure to maintain adequate gas exchange Characterized by abnormalities of arterial blood gas tensions (BTS 2017) Inability of pulmonary and cardiac systems to maintain an adequate exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs A syndrome in which respiratory system fails in one or both of its gas exchange function either oxygenation or carbon dioxide elimination. Classified as either hypoxemic or hypercapnic |
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Pneumonia |
Lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, air sacs fill with puss and can become solid |
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Asthma |
Respiratory condition marked by attacks of spasm in the bronchi of the lungs causing difficulty in breathing Connected to allergic reaction or other forms of hypersensitivity Airways narrow and swell and May produce extra mucus |
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Ventilation |
Exchange of air between lungs and the atmosphere so that oxygen can be exchanged for carbon dioxide in the alveoli |
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Hypovolemia |
When body loses fluid like blood, water |
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Tachypnea |
Abnormally rapid breathing |
