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24 Cards in this Set
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Adventitious sounds
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Unexpected lung sounds such as wheezes, crackles, rhonchi.
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Airway remodeling
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An irreversible thickening of the basement membrane, airway smooth muscle hypertrophy, and mucus gland hypertrophy.
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Airway resistance
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The effort or force needed to move oxygen through the trachea to the lungs.
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Apnea
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Cessation of respiration lasting longer than 20 seconds, or any pause in respiration associated with cyanosis, marked pallor, hypotonia, or bradycardia.
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Compliance
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The ability of the lungs and chest wall to expand during inspiration. Amount of distention or expansion the ventricles can achieve to increase stroke volume.
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Cor pulmonale
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Obstruction of pulmonary blood flow that leads to right ventricular hypertrophy and heart failure.
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Croup
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A broad classification of viral and bacterial upper airway illnesses that result from swelling of the epiglottis and larynx.
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dysphagia
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Difficulty in swallowing.
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dysphonia
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Muffled, hoarse, or absent voice sounds.
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dyspnea
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Difficulty breathing.
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Grunting
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A moaning or crying-like sound that is produced by forceful expiration against a closed glottis in an effort to prevent alveolar collapse.
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Hypercapnia
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An excess of carbon dioxide in the blood.
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Hypoxemia
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Lower than normal amounts of oxygen in the blood.
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Hypoxia
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Lower than normal oxygen in the tissues.
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laryngospasm
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Spasmodic vibrations that close the larynx in response to a trigger.
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paradoxical breathing
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Lack of simultaneous chest and abdominal rise with inspiration.
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Perfusion
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Blood flow in the pulmonary circulation.
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Periodic breathing
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An irregular rhythm with pauses of up to 20 seconds between breaths.
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Pneumothorax
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Entry of air into the pleural space because of tears in the tracheobronchial tree, the esophagus, or the chest wall.
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polysomnography
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A sleep study that simultaneously records the brain activity, eye movement, and apnea episodes, oxygen desaturation and sleep disturbances.
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Retractions
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Depression of sections of the chest wall with each inspiration. Visible appearance of the chest being drawn on inspiration when respiratory distress is present.
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Stridor
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Noise resulting from air moving through a narrowed trachea and larynx. A high-pitched, musical sound that is created by narrowing of the airway.
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Trigger
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Stimulus, that initiates an asthmatic episode stimulus.
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Tripod position
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Sitting forward with arms for support and extending the neck.
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