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63 Cards in this Set
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Sept/o |
Septum (dividing wall) |
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Orthopnea |
Sit up to breathe |
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Cyanosis |
Bluish-gray skin discoloration |
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Chest |
X-Ray |
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TB |
Tuberculisis |
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Bradypnea |
Slow breathing |
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Nas/o |
Nasal |
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Phinoplasty |
Surgical repair |
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S.O.B |
Shortness of breath |
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PFT |
Pulimary function test |
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Pyl/o |
Pus |
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Laringitis |
Inflamation of voicebox |
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Carbon dioxide |
CO2 |
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CPR |
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
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Anteroposterior |
Posteroanterior |
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Rales |
Cracking sound |
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Pneumonectomy |
Removes an entire lung |
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Lobectomy |
Removes an entire lobe |
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Trachea |
Windpipe |
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Septum |
Separates nose from left and right |
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Bronchioles |
Smaller vains that go in vain |
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Inhalation |
Inspiration |
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Exhalation |
Expiration |
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Deoxygenated |
Oxygen has not been exposed to blood |
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Bradypnea |
Slow breathing |
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Cough- hemotysis |
Coughing up blood, tinged sputum |
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Pneumothorax |
Collapses the lung |
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Pleurisity know as |
Pleurisy |
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Tachypnea |
Breathing fast |
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Asphyxia |
Wirhout a pulse |
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Ox/o |
Oxygen |
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-pnea |
Breathing |
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-thorax |
Throat |
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Hypocapnia |
Normal in vein-high level of carbon dioxide |
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Hypoxemia |
Very low level of oxygen in arterial blood |
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Hypoxia |
Very low level of oxygen in the cells |
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ABG |
Arterial blood gases |
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Oximeter |
Oxygen ,process of measuring |
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C&S |
Sputum culture and sensitivity |
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CXR |
Chest-x-ray |
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Auscultation |
Uses stethoscope to listen to breath sounds |
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Auscult/o |
Listening |
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-ation |
A process ; being or having |
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Spirometer |
Portable plastic device with a mouthpiece |
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Spir/o |
Breathe; a coil |
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Endo- |
Innermost; within |
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-al |
Pertaining to |
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Vital signs |
Procedure during a physical examination (TPR) temperature, pulse, respirations |
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Tracheostomy (fill in) |
Peocedure that begins with an incision into the trachea(tracgeotomy) to create an opening |
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ABG |
Arterial blood gases |
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A&P |
Auscultation and percussion |
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AP |
Anteroposterior(view of chest x-ray |
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BS |
Breath sounds |
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CO |
Carbon monoxide |
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CO2 |
Carbon dioxide |
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COPD |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary desease |
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O2 |
Oxygen |
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PA |
Posteroanterior ( view of the chest x-ray) |
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PFT |
Pulmonary function test |
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SIDS |
Sudden infant death syndrome |
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SOB |
Shortness of breath |
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URI |
Upper respiratory infection |
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Respiratory system knows as |
Respiratory tract |
