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46 Cards in this Set
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Spir/o |
To breathe |
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Nares |
Nostrils |
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Pharyngeal tonsils |
Adenoids |
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Epiglottis |
Flap of cartilage that closes the trachea |
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Mediastinum |
Space between the lungs |
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The side of the membrane that coats the lungs |
Visceral pleura |
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The side of the membrane that lines the inner surface of the rib cage |
Parietal pleura |
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Intercostal muscles |
Between the ribs |
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Hemoptysis |
Coughing up blood |
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Hypercapnia |
Excess co2 in the blood |
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Epistaxis |
Nose bleed |
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Hypoxemia |
Deficient oxygen in the blood |
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Hypoxia |
Deficient oxygen in tissues |
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Surfactant |
Alveolus coating that prevents collapse |
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Chest |
Steth/o, thorac/o, pector/o |
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capn/o |
carbon dioxide |
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eustachian tube |
salping/o |
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ox/i , ox/o |
oxygen |
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coryza |
the common cold |
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tel/o |
complete |
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-ectasis |
dilation |
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atelectasis (at ih LECK tuh sis) |
collapse of lung tissue or entire lung |
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cystic fibrosis |
inherited disorder of the exocrine glands resulting in thick mucus secretions that cause COPD |
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diphtheria (diff THEER ee ah) |
bacterial respiratory infection with sore throat, fever, headache |
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hemothorax |
blood in the pleural cavity |
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pertussis |
bacterial infection of the respiratory tract that causes a high pitched "whoop" |
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coni/o |
dust |
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pneumoconiosis (noo moh koh nee OH sis) |
loss of lung capacity caused by an accumulation of dust in the lungs |
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pneumonia |
inflammation of the lungs caused by a variety of pathogens |
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pneumonitis |
non-infectious inflammation of the lungs |
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pneumothorax |
Air or gas in the pleural space causing lung collapse |
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pulmonary abscess |
localized accumulation of pus in the lungs |
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pyothorax/ empyema |
pus in the pleural cavity |
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hamart/o |
defect |
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carcinoma |
cancer of epithelial origin |
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NSCLC |
non-small cell lung cancer, most prevalent type |
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types of NSCLC |
adenocarcinoma, large cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma |
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arterial blood gas |
blood test that measures O2 and CO2 in the blood |
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nebulizer |
a device to produce a fine spray for inhaled medications |
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thoracentesis |
aspiration of fluid from the pleural space |
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voice box |
larynx |
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Cheyne-Stokes respiration |
deep rapid breathing followed by apnea |
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procedure to establish an open airway |
endotracheal intubation |
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low pitched resonant sound from the chest |
tympany |
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respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) |
most common cause of bronchiolitis + pneumonia in children + infants |
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-ptysis |
spitting |
