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21 Cards in this Set
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aphonia
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loss of ability to produce sound. Dysphonia is difficulty
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clubbing
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abnoraml enlargement of the distal phalanges as a result of diminished
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cyanosis
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lack of oxygen in blood seen as bluish or grayish discoloration of the skin, nailbeds, and/or lips
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bradypnea
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abnormally slow breathing
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tachypnea
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rapid, shallow breathing
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epistaxis
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nosebleed
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Shortness of breath
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breathlessness, air hunger
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friction sounds
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sounds made by dry surfaces rubbing together
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hiccup
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sound produce by the involuntary contraction of the diaphram
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rales
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also called crackles, an abnormal lung sound heard on auscultation
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rhonchi
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abnormal rumbling sound heard on auscultation
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stridor
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high-pitched inspiratory sound from the larynx
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tympany, chest
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low-pitched resonant sound from the chest
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wheezing
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whistling sound made during breathing
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tracheostenosis
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narrowing of the windpipe
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hemothorax
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blood in the pleural cavity
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pertussis
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bacterial infection in the respiratory tract (whooping cough)
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pleurisy
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inflammation of the parietal pleura of the lungs. caused by cancer, pneumonia, and TB
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respiratory synctytial virus (RSV)
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acute respiratory disorder usually occuring in the lower respiratory tract in children and the upper tract in adults.
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tuberculosis (TB)
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chronic infections disorder caused by an acid-bacillus
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mucous gland adenoma
(must write out the def) |
a benign tumor of the mucous glands of the respiratory system
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