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88 Cards in this Set
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
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alveol/o
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alverous, air sac
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bronch/o , bronchi/o
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bronchial tube, bronchus
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bronchiol/o
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bronchiole, small bronchus
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capn/o
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carbon dioxide
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coni/o
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dust
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cyan/o
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blue
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epglott/o
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epiglottis
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layng/o
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larynx, voice box
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lob/o
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lobe of the lung
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mediastin/o
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mediastinum
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nas/o
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nose
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orth/o
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straight, upright
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ox/o
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oxygen
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pector/o
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chest
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pharyng/o
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pharynx , throat
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phon/o
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voice
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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, pneumon/o
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air, lung
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pulmon/o
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lung
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rhin/o
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nose
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sinus/o
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sinus, cavity
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spir/o
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breathing
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tel/o
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complete
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thorac/o
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chest
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tonsill/o
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tonsils
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trache/o
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trachea, windpipe
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-ema
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condition
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-osima
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smell
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-pnea
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breathing
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-ptysis
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spitting
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-sphyxia
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pulse
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-thorax
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pleural cavity, chest
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asucultation
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this procedure, performed with a sethoscope , is used chielfy for listening to the passage of air into and out of the lungs; helpful to diagnose conditions of the lungs, heart, and abdomen
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percussion
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tapping on a surface to determine the difference in the density of the underlying structure
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rales (crackles)
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fine crackling sounds heard on auscultation (during inhalation) when there is fluid in the alveoli
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sputum
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material expelled from the bronchi, lungs, or upper respiratory tract by spitting (purlent)
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purlent
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containing pus sputum
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stridor
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strained high-pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx
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wheezes
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continuous high-pitched whistling sounds produced during breathing
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croup
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acute viral infection of infants and children with obstruction of the larynx, barking cough and stridor
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epistaxis
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nosebleed
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pertussis
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whooping cough; highly contagious bacterial infection of the pharynx, larynx, and trachea caused by bordetella pertussis
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asthma
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chronic bronchial inflammatory disorder with airway obstruction due to bronchial edema and constriction and increased mucus production
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asthma treatments
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bronchodilators - quick relief control ( such as albuterol)
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bronchiectasis
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chronic dilation of a bronchus secondary to infection
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chronic bronchitis
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imflmamation of the bronchi persisting over a long time; type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
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cystic fibrosis (CF)
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inherited disorder of exocrine glands resulting in thick mucous secretions in the respiratory tract that do not drain normally
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atelectasis
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collapsed lung; incomplete expansion of alveoli
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emphysema
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hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls
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lung caner
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malignant tumor arising from the lungs and bronchi
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pneumoconiosis
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abnormal condition caused by dust in the lungs, with chronic inflammation, infection, and bronchitis
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pulmonary abscess
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large collection of pus (bacterial infection) in the lungs
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pulmonary edema
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fluid in the air sacs and bronchioles
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pulmonary embolism (PE)
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clot or other material lodges in vessels of the lung
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tuberculosis (TB)
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infectious disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis; lungs usually are involved, but any organ in the body may be affected
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pleural effusion
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abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space (cavity)
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pleurisy (plueuritis)
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inflammation of the pleura
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pneumothorax
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collection of air in the pleural space
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD0
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chronic condition of persistent obstruction of air flow through bronchial tubes and lungs
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palliative
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relieving symtoms, but not curing the disease
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chest x-ray (CXR)
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radiographic imagine of the thoracic cavity (chest film)
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computed of tomography (CT) scan of the chest
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computer-generated series of x-ray images show thoratic structures in cross section and other planes
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magnetic resonance imagine (MRI) of the chest
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magnetic waves create detailed images of the chest in frontal, lateral, and cross-sectional (axial) planes
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bronchoscopy
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fiberoptic endoscope examination of the bronchial tubes
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laryngoscopy
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visual examination of the voice box
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lung biopsy
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removal of lung tissue followed by microscopic examination
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thoracentesis
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surgical puncture to removal fluid from the pleural space `
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thoractomy
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large surgical incision of the chest
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tracheostomy
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surgical creation of an opening into the trachea through the neck
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tube thoracostomy
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chest tube is passed through an opening in the chest to continuously drain a pleural effusion
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COPD
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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CXR
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chest x-ray (film)
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ICU
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intensive care unit
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SOB
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shortness of breath
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TB
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tuberculosis
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URI
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upper respiratory infection
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PE
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pulmonary embolism
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-ia
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condition
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-spasm
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tightening
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-ectasis
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dialiation
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paranasal sinuses
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pertaining to near the nose
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-thropy
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nourishment; development (condition of)
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-orrhea
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discharge
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dys
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difficult/painful
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trachy
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rapid
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