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The respiratory system ......

Provides oxygen to all body cells


Removes waste product CO2


Produces sounds necessary for speech

Turbinates

Act as windmills; mucus membranes that warm the air as it passes into the lungs.

Trachea

Windpipe

Right lung

3 lobes

Left lung

2 lobes

Apex

Upper part of the lung

Base

Lower part of the lung

External Respiration

The exchange of air between the lungs and the external environment

Internal Respiration

The exchange of oxygen and CO2 between the cells and blood

Main structures of the Respiratory System

Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronci, and lungs

OSA

Obstructive sleep apnea

Pnuemo

Lung or air

Pulmono

Lungs

-pnea

Breathing

Dyspnea

Difficulty breathing

Sleep Apnea

Without breathing while sleeping

Tachypnea

Fast breathing

COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Bronchitis

Inflamation of the bronchi

URI

Upper respiratory infection

Aspiration Pneumonia

Pneumonia that forms from inhalation of foreign material into the bronchi

Pulmonary embolism

Foreign object that travels through the blood stream


Typically a clot that has traveled to the pulmonary artery

T&A

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

CPAP

Continuous positive airway pressure; apparatus to keep airways open in adults

Lung Cancer

Leading killer in men and women


Smokers cough, wheezing, chest pain, dsypnea, hemoptsis

Bronchoscopy

Visual examination of the bronchi

Atelectasis

Portion of the lung cannot feel up with air

Coryza

A common cold

Epistaxis

Nose bleed

ET tube

Endotracheal intubation; tube placed through the mouth into the pharynx, larynx and trachea

Tracheostomy

Surgical creation of an opening into the trachea through the neck to provide an secure and open airway.

Ventilator

devise that provides respiratory assistance for a patient who is unable to breath

ABG

Arterial blood gas

PFTs

Pulmonary function tests

Thoracentesis

Surgical puncture of the chest

DOE

Dyspnea on exertion

Hypoxemia

Deficient or decreased oxygen in the blood.