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34 Cards in this Set
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Atelectasis
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Collapsed lung or part of lung, Jenny had this
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Crackles
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Abnormal lung sounds herd on ausculation; discrete single sounds heard on inspiration and incurring in brief bursts.; may be fine or coarse
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Dyspnea
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difficult breathing
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Hemothorax
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presence of blood in plueral cavity, causing lung on affected side to collapse
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Hypercapnia
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Excessive level of CO2 in blood
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Hypoxemia
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low level of oxygen in the blood
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Hypoxia
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Low oxygen level; decreased availability of oxygen to body tissue
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Orthopnea
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difficulty breathing while laying down
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Pneumothorax
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presence of air in plueral cavity that cause lung on affected side to collapse
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Rhonchus
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DRY, rattling sound caused by partial bonchial obstruction
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Tachypnea
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Rapid Respiratory Rate
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Tissue perfusion
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blood flow through blood vessels of tissue
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Asbestosis
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Interstitial fibrosis of the lungs caused by inhalation of asbestos fibers
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Asthma
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potentially reversible obstructive airway disorder characterized by airway inflammation, hyperresponsiveness and obstruction
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Brachytherapy
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placement of a radiation source in the body to treat a malignancy
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Bronchiectasis
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permanent dialation of a portion of the bronchi or bronchioles
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Bronchitis
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bronchial inflammation
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Cor Pulmonale
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right sided heart failure associated with pulmonary disease
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Emphysema
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abnormal accumulation of air in body tissue. In the lung a disorder characterized by loss of lung elasicity with trapping of air, retained CO2 and dyspnea
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Granuloma
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collection of inflammatory cells commonly surrounded by fibrotic tissue that represents a chronic inflammatory response to infectious or noninfectious agents
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Pneumoconiosis
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one of many occupational diseases cause by inhalation of particles of industrial substances
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Pneumonitis
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inflammation of lung
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Aerosol
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solid or liquid particles in a gas
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Allergen
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antigen that causes a hypersensitive reaction
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Antihistamine
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drugs that blocks the affcts of histamine, which is a body chemical that causes allergic symptoms
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Coryza
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discharge from the nasal mucous membranes, acute rhinitis
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Decongestant
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agent that reduces swelling especially of the nasal mucous membranes
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Epistaxis
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nosebleed
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Laryngectomy
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surgical removal of larynx
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Laryngitis
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inflamation of larynx
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Polyps
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growth that protrudes from mucous membranes
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Rhinitis
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inflammation of nasal mucous membrane
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Sinusitis
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Inflammation of paranasal sinuses
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Tonsillitis
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Inflammtion of tonsils
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