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16 Cards in this Set
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eupnea
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normal breathing
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bradypnea
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slow breathing
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tachypnea
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fast breathing
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hypopnea
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shallow breathing
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hyperpnea
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deep breathing
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dyspnea
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difficulty breathing
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apnea
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inability to breathe
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orthopnea
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ability to breathe only in an upright position
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Cheyne-Stokes respiration
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pattern of breathing characterized by a gradual increase of depth and sometimes rate to a maximum level, followed by a decrease, resulting in apnea
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crackles
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Lung sound: popping sounds heard on auscultation of the lung when air enters diseased airways and alveoli--occurs in disorders such as bronchiectasis or atelctasis
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wheezes, ronchi
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high-pitched, musical sounds heard on auscultation of the lung as air flows through a narrowed airway: occurs in disorders such as asthma or emphysema
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stridor
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a high-pitched crowing sound that is a sign of obstruction in the upper airway (trachea or larynx)
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caseous necrosis
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degeneration and death of tissue with a cheese-like appearance (characteristic of tuberculosis)
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dysphonia
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hoarseness (phon/o = voice or sound)
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epistaxis
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nosebleed (epi: upon, stazo: to drip)
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expectoration
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coughing up and spitting out of material from the lungs
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