Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
21 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
crackles
rales |
popping sounds heard on auscultation of the lung when air enters diseased airways and alveoli;
|
|
|
wheezes
rhonchi |
high-pitched, musical sounds heard on auscultation of the lung as air flows through a narrowed airway;
|
|
|
stridor
|
high pitched crowning sound that occurs with an obstruction in the upper airway
|
|
|
cyanosis
|
blueish coloration of the skin caused by deficient amount of oxygen in the blood
|
|
|
dysphonia
|
harseness
|
|
|
epistaxis
|
nosebleed
|
|
|
stazo
|
to drip
|
|
|
expectoration
|
coughing out and spitting out of material from the lungs
|
|
|
sputum
|
material expelled from the lungs by coughing
|
|
|
hemoptysis
|
coughing up and spitting out blood originating in the lungs
|
|
|
hypercarpnia
hypercarbia |
excessive level of carbon dioxide in the blood
|
|
|
hyperventilation
|
excessive movement of air in and out of the lungs, causing hypocapnia
|
|
|
hypoventilation
|
deficient movement of air in and out of the lungs causing hypercapnia
|
|
|
hypoxemia
|
deficient amount of oxygen in the blood
|
|
|
hypoxia
|
deficient amount of oxygen in tissue cells
|
|
|
obstructive lung disorder
|
condition blocking the flow of air moving out of the lungs
|
|
|
restrictive lung disorder
|
condition limiting the intake of air into the lungs
|
|
|
caseous necrosis
|
degeneration and death of tissue with a cheeselike appearance
|
|
|
pulmonary edema
|
fluid filling of the spaces around the alveoli and eventually flooding into the alveoli
|
|
|
pulmonary infiltrate
|
density on an x-ray representing the consolidation of matter within the air spaces of the lungs
|
|
|
rhinorrhea
|
thin, watery discharge from the nose (runny nose)
|
