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24 Cards in this Set
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apnea
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cessation of breathing
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asthma
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wheezing resulting from obstruction of the bronchi or spasm of smooth muscle
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atelectasis
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collapse of a lung
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bradypnea
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abnormally slow rate of breathing
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bronchiestasis
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chronic dilation of one or more bronchi
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bronchitis
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inflammation of the bronchi
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consolidation
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process in which liquid or solid replacement of lung parehchyma as exudates from an inflammatory condition is amassed
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crackles
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discrete, noncontinuous sound resemnling fine cracking heard through a stethoscope
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crepitus
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dry, crackling sound
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dyspnea
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difficult or labored respiration
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emphysema
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condition involving entrapment of air within tissue
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fremitus
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palpable vibration
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hyperpnea
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increased depth of respiration
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hyperventilation
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increase in rate and depth of respiration
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intercostal space
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space between two ribs
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orthopnea
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dyspnea that begins or increases when one lies down
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parechyma
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tissue of an organ distinguished from supporting or connextive tissue
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paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
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sudden onset dyspnea after a period of lying down
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percussion
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technique used to evaluate size borders, and consistency of certain internal organs and determine presence of air and fluid
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pleural effusion
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fluid of any kind in the pleural cavity
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pleruisy
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pleural inflammation accompanied by pain
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rhonchi
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wheezing or snoring sounds produced by airflow across a partially constricted air passage
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tachypnea
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rapid respiratory rate
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wheeze
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highpitched musical-rhonchi
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