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186 Cards in this Set
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ADENOID/O
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ADENOID
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ALVEOL/O
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ALVEOLUS
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ATEL/O
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INCOMPLETE
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BRONCH/O
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BRONCHUS
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BRONCHI/O
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BRONCHUS
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BRONCHIOL/O
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BRONCHIOLE
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CONI/O
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DUST
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DIAPHRAGMAT/O
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DIAPHRAGM
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EGIGLOTT/O
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EPIGLOTTIS
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LARYNG/O
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LARYNX
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LOB/O
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LOBE
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MUC/O
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MUCUS
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NAS/O
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NOSE
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ORTH/O
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STRAIGHT
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OX/I
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OXYGEN
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PHAARYNG/O
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PHARYNX
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PHREN/O
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DIAPHRAGM
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PLEUR/O
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PLEURA
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PNEUM/O
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LUNG/AIR
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PNEUMAT/O
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AIR
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PNEUMON/O
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LUNG/AIR
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PULMON/O
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LUNG
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PY/O
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PUS
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RHIN/O
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NOSE
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SEPT/O
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SEPTUM
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SINUS/O
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SINUS
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SPIR/O
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BREATH
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THORAC/O
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THORAX
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TONSILL/O
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TONSIL
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TRACHE/O
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TRACHEA
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A
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NOT
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AN
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NOT
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ENDO
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WITHIN
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EU
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GOOD
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PAN
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ALL
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POLY
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MANY
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ALGIA
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PAIN
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AR
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PERTAINING TO
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ARY
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PERTAINING TO
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CAPNIA
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CARBON DIOXIDE
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CENTESIS
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PUNCTURE TO REMOVE (DRAIN)
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DYNIA
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PAIN
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EAL
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PERTAINING TO
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ECTASIS
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STRETCHING
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EMIA
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BLOOD
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GRAM
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RECORD
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GRAPH
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RECORDING INSTRUMENT
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GRAPHY
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RECORDING PROCESS
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ITIS
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INFLAMMATION
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METER
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MEASUREMENT OR INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES
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METRY
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MEASUREMENT OF
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OXIA
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OXYGEN
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PEXY
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FIXATION
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PHONIA
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SOUND
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PNEA
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BREATHING
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RRHAGE, RRHAGIA
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BURSTING OF BLOOD
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SCOPY
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TO EXAMINE
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SPASM
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CONTRACTION OF MUSCLE
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STENOSIS
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BLOCKAGE, NARROWING
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STOMY
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OPENING
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THORAX
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CHEST
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TOMY
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CUTTING, INCISION
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ABG
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ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS
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AFB
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ACID-FAST BACILLUS
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ARDS
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ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
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BIPAP
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BI-LEVEL POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE
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COPD
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CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
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CPAP
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CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE
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DLCO
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DIFFUSE CAPACITY OF LUNGS FOR CARBON MONOXIDE
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FEF
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FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW
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FEV1
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FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME IN ONE SECOND
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FEV1:FVC
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RATIO OF FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME IN ONE SECOND TO FORCED VITAL CAPACITY
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FRC
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FUNCITONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY
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FVC
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FORCED VITAL CAPACITY
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HHN
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HAND HELD NEBULIZER
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IPAP
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INSPIRATORY POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE
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IRDS
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INFANT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
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MDI
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METERED DOSE INHALER
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MVV
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MAXIMUM VOLUNTARY VENTILATION
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PAWP
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PULMONARY ARTERY WEDGE PRESSURE
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PCWP
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PULMONARY CAPILLARY WEDGE PRESSURE
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PEAP
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POSITIVE END-AIRWAY PRESSURE
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PEEP
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POSITIVE END-EXPIRATORY PRESSURE
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PFT
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PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST
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PND
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PAROXYSMAL NOCTURNAL DYSPNEA
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RDS
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RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
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RV
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RESPIRATORY VOLUME
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RV:TLC
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RATIO OF RESPIRATORY VOLUME TO TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY
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TLC
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TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY
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TLV
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TOTAL LUNG VOLUME
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URI
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UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION
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V/Q
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VENTILATION/PERFUSION SCAN
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ABLATION
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REMOVAL OR DESTRUCITON BY CUTTING, CHEMICALS, OR ELECTROCAUTERY
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ADENOIDECTOMY
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REMOVAL OF ADENOIDS
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APNEA
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CESSATION OF BREATHING
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ASPHYXIA
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LACK OF OXYGEN
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ASTHMA
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SHORTAGE OF BREATH CAUSED BY CONTRACTION OF BRONCHI
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ATELECTASIS
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INCOMPLETE EXPANSION OF LUNG, COLLAPSE
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AUSCULTATION
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LISTENING TO SOUNDS SUCH AS TO LUNG SOUNDS
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BACILLI
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PLEURAL OF BACILLUS, A ROD SHAPED BACTERIA
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BILOBECTOMY
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SURGICAL REMOVAL OF TWO LOBES OF A LUNG
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BRONCHIOLE
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SMALLER DIVISION OF BRONCHIAL TREEE
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BRONCHOPLASTY
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SURGICAL REPAIR OF THE BRONCHI
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BRONCHOSCOPY
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INSPECTION OF THE BRONCHIAL TREE USING A BRONCHOSCOPE
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CATHETER
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TUBE PLACE INTO THE BODY TO PUT FLUIT IN OR TAKE FLUID OUT
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CAUTERIZATION
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DESTRUCTION OF TISSUE BY THE USE OF CAUTERY
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CORDECTOMY
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SURGICAL REMOVAL OF THE VOCAL CORDS
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CRACKLE
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ABNORMAL SOUND WHEN BREATHING (HEARD ON ASCULTATION)
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CYANOSIS
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BLUISH DISCOLORATION
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DRAINAGE
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FREE FLOW OR WITHDRAWAL OF FLUIDS FORM A WOUND OR CAVITY
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DYSPHONIA
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SPEECH IMAPIRMENT
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DYSPNEA
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SHORTAGE OF BREATH, DIFFICULTY BREATHING
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EMPHYSEMA
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AIR ACCUMULATED IN ORGAN OR TISSUE
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EPIGLOTTIDECTOMY
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EXCISION OF THE COVERING OF THE LARYNX
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EPISTAXIS
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NOSE BLEED
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GLOTTIS
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TRUE VOCAL CORDS
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HEMOPTYSIS
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BLOODY SPUTUM
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INTRAMURAL
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WITHIN THE ORGAN WALL
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INTUBATION
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INSERTION OF A TUBE
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LARYNGEAL WEB
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CONGENITAL ABNORMALITY OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE BETWEEN THE VOCAL CORDS
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LARYNGECTOMY
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SURGICAL REMOVAL OF THE LARYNX
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LARYNGOPLASTY
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SURGICAL REPIAR OF THE LARYNX
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LARYNGOSCOPE
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FIBEROPTIC SCOPY USED TO VIEW THE INSIDE OF THE LARYNX
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LARYNGOSCOPY
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DIRECT VISUALIZAITON AND EXAMINATION OF THE INTERIOR OF LARYNX WITH A LARYNGOSCOPE
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LARYNGOTOMY
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INCISION INTO THE LARYNX
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LAVAGE
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WASHING OUT
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LOBECTOMY
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SURGICAL EXCISION OF A LOBE OF THE LUNG
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NASAL BUTTON
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SYNTHETIC CIRCULAR DISK USED TO COVER A HOLE IN THE NASAL DEPTUM
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ORTHOPNEA
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DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING, NEEDING TO BE IN ERECT POSITION TO BREATHE
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PERCUSSION
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TAPPING WITH SHARP BLOWS AS A DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUE
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PHARYNGOLARYNGECTOMY
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SURGICAL REMOVAL OF THE PHARYNX AND LARYNX
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PLEURA
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COVERS THE LUNG AND LINES THE THORACIC CAVITY
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PLEURECTOMY
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SURGICAL EXCISION OF THE PLEURA
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PLEURITIS
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INFLAMMATION OF THE PLEURA
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PNEUMONCENTESIS
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SURGICAL PUNCTURING OF A LUNG TO WITHDRAW FLUID
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PNEUMONOLYSIS
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SURGICAL SEPARATION OF THE LUNG FROM THE CHEST WALL TO ALLOW THE LUNG TO COLLAPSE.
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PNEUMONOTOMY
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INCISION OF THE LUNG
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RALES
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COARSE SOUND OF INSPIRATION, ALSO KNOWN AS CRACKLE (HEARD ON ASCULTATION
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RHINOPLASTY
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SURGICAL REPAIR OF THE NOSE
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PHINORRHEA
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NASAL MUCOUS DISCHARGE
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SEGMENTECTOMY
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SURGICAL REMOVAL OF A PORTION OF A LUNG
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SEPTOPLASTY
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SURGICAL REMOVAL OF THE NASAL SEPTUM
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SINUSOTOMY
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SURGICAL INCISION INTO A SINUS
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SPIROMETRY
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MEASURING BREATHING CAPACITY
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TACHYPNEA
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QUICK, SHALLOW BREATHING
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THORACENTESIS
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SURGICAL PUNCTURE OF THE THORACIC CAVITY, USUALLY USING A NOODLE TO REMOVE FLUIDS
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THORACOPLASTY
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SURGICAL PROCEDURE THAT REMOVES RIBS AND THEREBY ALOWS THE COLLAPSE OF A LUNG
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THORACOSCOPY
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USE OF A LIGHTED ENDOSCOPE TO VIEW THE PLEURAL SPACES AND THORACIC CAVITY OR TO PERFORM SURGICAL PROCEDURES
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THORACOSTOMY
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SURGICAL INCISION INTO THE CHEST WALL AND INSERTION OF A CHEST TUBE
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THORACOTOMY
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SURGICAL INCISION INTO THE CHEST WALL
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TOTAL PNEUMONECTOMY
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SURGICAL REMOVAL OF AN ENTIRE LUNG
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TRACHEOSTOMY
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CREATION OF AN OPENING INTO THE TRACHEA
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TRACHEOTOMY
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INCISION INTO THE TRACHEA
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TRANSTRACHEAL
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ACROSS THE TRACHEA
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THE FOUR SINUSES ARE
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FRONTAL
ETHMOIDAL MAXILLARY SPHENOIDAL |
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WHAT ARE THE 3 TURBINATES (BONES ON THE INSIDE OF THE NOSE)
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INFERIOR
MIDDLE SUPERIOR |
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ANOTHER WORD FOR THE PHARYNX IS THE
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THROAT
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WHAT PART OF THE PHARYX CONTAINS THE ADENOIDS
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NASOPHARYNX
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WHAT PART OF PHARYNX CONTAINS THE TONSILS
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OROPHARYNX
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ANOTHER WORD FOR THE WINDPIPE IS THE
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TRACHEA
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HOW MANY BRANCHES DOES THE TRACHEA HAVE
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2, RIGHT AND LEFT
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THE LUNGS ARE WHAT SHAPE
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CONE
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THE LUNGS ARE COVERED BY
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PLEURA
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HOW MANY LOBES DOES THE LEFT LUNG HAVE
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2
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HOW MANY LOBES DOES THE RIGHT LUNG HAVE
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3
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IN INSPIRATION DOES THE OXYGEN MOVE IN OR OUT
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IN
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WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
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NOSE, SINUSES, TURBINATES, PHARYNX AND THE LARYNX
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WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF THE LOWE RESPIRATORY TRACT
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TRACHEA, BRONCHI, LUNGS
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ANOTHER NAME FOR THE VOICE BOX IS THE
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LARYNX
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THIS IS NOT A PART OF THE LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT
1. TRACHEA 2. LARYNX 3. BRONCHI 4. LARYNX |
LARYNX
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WHAT COMBINING TERM MEANS INCOMPLETE
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ATEL/O
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THIS PREFIX MEANS TO BREATHE
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SPIR/O
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THIS PREMIX MEANS ALL
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PAN
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THIS ABBREVIATION REFERS TO A SYNDROME THAT INVOLVES DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING
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ARDS
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THIS ABBREVIATION REFERS TO THE AMOUNT OF AIR THE PATIETNS CAN EXPEL FORM THE LUNGS IN ONE SECOND
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FEV1
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THIE SUFFIX MEANS BREATHING
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PNEA
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ACUTE INJURY TO THE ALVEOLOCAPILLARY MEMBRANE THAT RESULTS IN EDEMA AND ATELECTASIS
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ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
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THE CONDITION IN WHICH PUS IS IN THE PLEURAL SPACE AND IS OFTEN A COMPLICATION OF PHEUMONIA IS
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EMPYEMA
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THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF ATELECTASIS IS
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ABSORPTION
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THIS CONDITION IS A RESULT OF THE ACCUMULAITON OF DUST PARTICLES IN THE LUNG
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PNEUMOCONIOSIS
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AN IRREVERSIBLE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTIVE DISEASE IN WHICH THE SYMPTOMS ARE BRONCHIAL SPASM, DYSPNEA AND WHEEZING
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ASTHMA
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CAPILLARY, CYSTIC, FOLLICULAR AND VARICOSE ARE EXAMPLES OF
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BRONCHIECTASIS
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THE CONDITION IN WHICH THERE IS A LOSS OF ELASTICITY AND ENLARGMENT OF ALVEOLI
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EMPHYSEMA
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THE DFINITION OF A CHRONIC COUGH NIS ONE THAT LASTS FOR OVER THIS NUMBER OF WEEKS
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3 WEEKS
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A CONDITION MARKED BY AN INCREASE IN THE CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE ARTERIAL BLOOD AND DECREASED ABILITY TO BREATHE THAT CAN RESULT IN RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS
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BYPERCAPNIA
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THIS CONDITION OFTEN FOLLOWS A VIRAL INFECTION AND OCCURS IN CHILDREN UNDER 2 YEARS OF AGE. EXAMPLES OF THE VARIOUS TYPES OF THIS CODITION ARE CONSTRICTIVE, PROLIFERATING AND OBLITERATIVE
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BRONCHIOLITIS
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