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41 Cards in this Set
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chronic airflow limitation?
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one of a group of chronic lung diseases including asthma, chronic bronchitis, and pulmonary emphysema
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
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diseases such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis which are characterized by bronchospasm and dyspnea and where the tissue damage is not reversible and increases in severity
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lumen?
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the inside
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atopic asthma?
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the most common type of asthma; caused by inflammation in the respiratory airways due to allergens
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bronchospasm?
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narrowing of the bronchial tubes through constriction of the smooth muscle around and within the bronchial walls
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dyspnea?
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shortness of breath
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forced vital capacity?
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volume of air exhaled from full inhalation to full exhalation
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forced expiratory volume in the first second?
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volume of air blown out as hard and fast as possible in the first second of the most forceful exhalation after the greatest full inhalation
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peak expiratory rate flow?
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fastest airflow rate reached at any time during exhalation
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cor pulmonale?
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right-sided heart failure caused by pulmonary disease
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orthopnea?
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increased breathlessness when lying down
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hypoxemia?
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decreased oxygen in the blood
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hypercarbia?
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increased carbon dioxide in the blood
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recipient?
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person receiving a transplant
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anastomoses?
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connections
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fibrotic lung diseases?
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diseases affecting the alveoli, blood vessels, and surrounding support tissue of the lungs rather than the airways
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restrictive?
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preventing good expansion and recoil of the gas exchange unit
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sarcoidosis?
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disorder of unknown cause involving the growth of granulomas in an organ
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granulomas?
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growths containing lymphocytes, macrophages, epithelioid cells, and giant cells
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alveolitis?
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alveolar inflammation
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fibrosis?
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formation of scar tissue in the lungs
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lung compliance?
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lung elasticity
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palliation?
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relief of symptoms
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metastatize?
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spread
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hematogenous?
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bloodborne
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emboli?
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tumor pieces
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paraneoplastic syndromes?
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additional manifestations of lung cancer which are caused by hormones secreted by tumor cells
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fremitus?
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increased vibrations felt on the chest wall
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alopecia?
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hair loss
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mucositis?
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open sores on mucous membranes
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thrombocytopenia?
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decreased numbers of platelets
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emetogenic?
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inducing nausea and vomiting
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lobectomy?
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removal of a lobe of the lung
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pneumonectomy?
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removal of an entire lung
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segmentectomy?
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a lung resection including the bronchus, pulmonary artery and vein, and tissue of the involved lung segment or segments
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wedge resection?
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removal of the peripheral portion of small, localized areas of disease
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chest tube?
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a drain placed in the pleural space to restore intrapleural pressure
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dysphagia?
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difficulty swallowing
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thoracentesis?
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removal of fluid by inserting a large needle or catheter into the intrapleural space
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sclerosing?
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an irritant which causes inflammation
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pleurodesis?
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an inflammation that causes the pleura to stick to the chest wall and prevent formation of effusion fluid
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