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58 Cards in this Set
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atel/o
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incomplete
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coni/o
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dust
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ox/i
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oxygen
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phren/o
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diaphragm
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py/o
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pus
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sept/o
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septum
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spir/o
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breath
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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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-algia
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pain
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-ar
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pertaining to
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-capnia
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carbon dioxide
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-dynia
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pain
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-ectasis
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stretching
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-emia
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blood
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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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-stomy
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opening
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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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CPAP
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continuous positive airway pressure
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DLCL
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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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FEV
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forced expiratory volume in 1 second
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FRC
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functional 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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pulomary artery wedge pressure
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PCWP
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pulmonary captillary wedge pressure
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PEAP
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Positive end-airway 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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V/Q
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ventilation/perfusion scan
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ablation
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removal or destruction by cutting, chemicals or electrocautery
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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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plural of bacillus, a rod-shaped bacteria
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cordectomy
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surgical removal of the vocal cords
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dysphonia
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speech impairment
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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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nasal button
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synthetic circular disk used to cover a hole in the nasal septum
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percussion
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tapping with sharp blows as a diagnostic technique
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pleura
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covers the lungs and lines the thoracic cavity
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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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rales
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coarse sound on inspiration, a.k.a. crackle
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