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15 Cards in this Set
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Aspiration
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Inhaling or drawing something into the lungs or respiratory passages
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Chneyne-Stokes breathing
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Abnormal breathing pattern known as the death rattle.
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Deviated septum
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nasal septum takes a more lateral couse than usualand may obstuct breathing
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Epistaxis
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epistazo=to bleed at the nose
Nosebleed. |
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Nasal polyps
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Mushroonlike benign neoplasms of hte nasal mucosa.
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Orthopnea
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ortho = straight
Inability to brathe in the lying down position |
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Pulmonary embolism
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Obstruction of the pulmonary artery by a blood clot
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Pneumonia
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infectious inflammation of the lungs
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Stuttering
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condition in which the vocal cords of the larynx are out to control and the first syllable of words is repeated in machine-gun fashion
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Sudden infantdeath syndrome
(SIDS) |
Unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep.
crib death or as we in Scotland call it cot death |
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Tracheotomy
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Surgical opening of the trachea to get air to the lungs
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Otorhinolaryngology
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oto=ear; rhino=nose
diagnosis and treatment of desease of the ears, nose, and throat |
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AEndotrachal tube
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thin plastic tube used to deliver oxygen.
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Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
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dangerous lung condition from severe injury to the body
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Adeniodectomy
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surgical removal of infected adenoids
(pharyngeal tonsil) |
