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48 Cards in this Set
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This walled sacs surrounded by blood capillaries...site of gas exchange to breathe...
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Alveoli
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Oily lubricant that bathes the alveoli...
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surfactant
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What are the main muscles of inhalation?
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Diaphragm and external intercostals
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What acts as a vaccuum and keeps the lungs from collapsing?
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intrapleural pressure
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Entire Resp. tract is lined with a mucous membrane called the...
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respiratory epithelium
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Labored breathing...
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dyspnea
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Rapid breathing...
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tachypnea
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Newly developed test shoots sound waves into the air lung passageways and depending on echo..measures the airway opening...
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Oscillometry
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Imaging procedure that permits visualization of the lungs and diaphragm during respiration...
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Flouroscopy
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Meds that control or suppress coughing...
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Antitussives
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Inflammation of the mucous membrane linings which causes pressure, pain, and often a headache.....
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Sinusitis
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Test to insert a balloon device into the natural sinus space to restore the normal drainage process...
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Balloon Sinusplasty
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Non-cancerous growths within the nasal or sinus passageway...
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nasal polyps
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What is the most common sleep disorder?
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Obstructive sleep apnea
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Hesitation of the normal breathing process during sleep....
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apnea
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Resp test to monitor brain waves, resp,and auditory activities, and blood O2 levels...
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polysomnography
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Procedure using radio waves to shrink obstructive areas to open airways to eliminate snoring...
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Somnoplasty
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Technique that iinserts polyester implants into the palate to make scar tissue to stiffen the palate allowing the throat to remain open in the night...
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Pillar procedure
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Procedure in which a clip is anchored inside the nasal cavity and a thread is tied around the sagging section and pulled tight to secure an open passageway....
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Nasal valve procedure
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Hoarsness or lost voice...
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Aphonia
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A viral infection that causes Laryngitis...
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Croup
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A viral infection of the upper Resp. system...
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Influenza
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Diseases in which the exchange of Resp, gases is ineffective...
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COPD
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Term for insufficient O2 in the tissues...
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Hypoxia
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Chronic inflammation of the bronchioles and bronchi that has ramifications through the lungs and denotes a location for the disease...
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Bronchial Asthma
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Sound resulting from air passing through narrowed tubes.....
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wheezing
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What simple instrument can measure breathing capabilities in a quick manner?
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Spirometer
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Examples of bronchodialators used for asthma treatment...
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Proventil, epiniphrine, ephedrine...
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Term for the most severe asthma attack...
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status asthmaticus
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Emergency surgical treatment for status asthmaticus?
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Tracheotomy
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Condition in which air flows into the pleural cavity and chest wall...
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pneumothorax
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Condition in which intrapleural pressure is increased (by pneumothorax) and the lung collapses...
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Atelectasis
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Simple test to measure air movement and volume in the lungs...often used with Resp diseases such as asthma and emphesema...
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Spirometer
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Abnormal Resp sound heard with Emphesema patients?
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Rales
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Hypoxia causes a blueish tinge to the skin..this is called...
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Cyanosis
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Weakened and dilated bronchial tubing...a common symptomof CF...is called...
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Bronchiactasis
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Inherited disease that causes the exocrine glands to secrete lg amt of thick mucous that can block airways....
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Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
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A COPD caused by dust particles that seem to infiltrate or embed inthe lung tissue...
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Pneumoconiosis
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An acute inflammation of the lungs in which air spaces become filled with fluid...
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Pneumonia
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Inflammation of a section...often an entire lobe...of the lung...
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Lobar Pneumonia
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A form of pneumonia focused in small bronchi...
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Bronchopneumonia-caused often by aspiration..more common in elderly
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Common pneumonia in young adults..also called "walking pneumonia"...
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Primary Atypical Pneumonia
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Most dangerous secondary pneumonia is acquired as a complication of...
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Influenza
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Type of pneumonia that causes flu-like symptoms and is caught by air droplets from air conditioners, hot tubs, humidifiers, and such...
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Legionnaire's Disease
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Inflammation of the pleural membranes....
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Pleurisy
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Chronic infectious disease characterized by necrosis of lung tissue...
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Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB)
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Caseous lesion made in lung tissue with TB...
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Tubercles
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Most common type of lung CA...causing 28% of all CA deaths worldwide...
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Bronchogenic Carcinoma
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