Hcc146 - Ch 14 - Respiratory System

Front 1

ABG

Back 1

arterial blood gas

Front 2

COPD

Back 2

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Front 3

DPT

Back 3

diphtheria, pertussis & tetanus

Front 4

LLL

Back 4

left lower lobe

Front 5

LUL

Back 5

left upper lobe

Front 6

PaCO2

Back 6

partial pressure of CO2, artery

Front 7

PaO2

Back 7

partial pressure of O2, artery

Front 8

RLL

Back 8

right lower lobe

Front 9

RML

Back 9

right middle lobe

Front 10

RUL

Back 10

right upper lobe

Front 11

TB

Back 11

tuberculosis

Front 12

TPR

Back 12

temperature, pulse, respirations

Front 13

Cheyne-Stokes breathing

Back 13

breathing characterized by rhythmic waxing and waning of the rate and depth of respiration, with regularly recurring periods of apnea; seen especially in coma resulting from affection of the nervous centers.

Front 14

emphysema

Back 14

a condition of the lung characterized by increase beyond normal in the size of air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles

Front 15

coccidioidomycosis

Back 15

fungal disease caused by infection with Coccidioides immitis, occurring in both primary and secondary forms
The fungus is carried in dust.

Front 16

epistaxis

Back 16

nosebleed

Front 17

sleep apnea

Back 17

cessation of breathing during sleep
snoring, gasping for air, snorting, awakening during the night, lack or restful sleep, more frequent need to urinate at night, irritability, changes in mood or usual personality, excessive daytime sleepiness

Front 18

tuberculosis

Back 18

a specific disease caused by the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which may affect almost any tissue or organ of the body, the most common seat of the disease being the lungs

Front 19

upper respiratory infection

Back 19

infection in the nose, throat, bronchus caused by a virus – common cold

Front 20

auscultation

Back 20

listening to the sounds in the chest

Front 21

percussion

Back 21

tapping on the chest and listening to the sounds

Front 22

pulmonary function tests

Back 22

the assessment (from various breathing maneuvers) that provides information about airflow, lung volumes, and the diffusion of gas

Front 23

rales

Back 23

an extraneous sound heard on auscultation of breath sounds; used by some to denote rhonchus and by others for crepitation
rhonchi - an added sound with a musical pitch occurring during inspiration or expiration, heard on auscultation of the chest, and caused by air passing through bronchi that are narrowed by inflammation, spasm of smooth muscle, or presence of mucus in the lumen

Front 24

rhonchi

Back 24

A coarse rattling sound somewhat like snoring, usually caused by secretion in a bronchial tube

Front 25

sleep studies

Back 25

- polygraphic recording during sleep of multiple physiologic variables, both directly and indirectly related to the state and stages of sleep, to assess possible biological causes of sleep disorders.

Front 26

wheezes

Back 26

consisting of a whistling noise with a high pitch, thought to be generated by gas flowing through narrowed airways

Front 27

chest tube insertion

Back 27

insertion of a tube into the chest or thorax, done to drain fluid from the pleural space (area between chest wall and lung)

Front 28

continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)

Back 28

method of positive pressure ventilation used with patients who are breathing spontaneously, in which pressure in the airway is maintained above the level of atmospheric pressure throughout the respiratory cycle. The purpose is to keep the alveoli open at the end of exhalation and thus increase oxygenation and reduce the work of breathing. Used as treatment for sleep apnea.

Front 29

pneumonectomy

Back 29

the excision of lung tissue, especially of an entire lung