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62 Cards in this Set
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mediastinum |
middle section of the chest cavity between lungs that holds heart aorta esophagus and trachea |
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epiglottis |
acts as lid over the entrance to the laryngopharynx |
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frontal sinuses |
located just above the eyebrows |
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viceral pleura |
innermost layer of the pleura, covers each lung |
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bronchioles |
smallest division of bronchial tree |
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alveoli |
exchange of CO2 and O2 |
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hemoptysis |
spitting blood or blood stain sputum |
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tachypnea |
abnormally rapid rate of respiration |
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dysphonia |
voice impairment, difficulty in speaking |
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nasopharynx |
1st division of pharynx |
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oropharynx |
2nd division of pharynx, visible when looking at back of mouth |
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laryngopharynx |
3rd division of pharynx |
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larynx |
voice box |
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trachea |
windpipe |
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internal respiration |
exchange of gases within cell |
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asbestosis |
lung disease caused by asbestos particles in lungs |
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bacterial pneumonia (pneumonoccal pneumonia) |
can be prevented through vaccination |
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dyspnea |
shortness of breath |
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tracheotomy |
emergency procedure to gain access below a blocked airway |
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phlegm |
thick mucus secreted by the tissues that line the respiratory passages |
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emphydema |
accumulation of pus in a body cavity |
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pertussis |
contagious bacterial infection in URT characterized byt coughing, aka whooping cough |
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phrenic nerves |
stimulate diaphragm and cause to contract |
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antitussive |
medication to prevent or relieve coughing |
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aspiration pneumonia |
inhaling foreign object/substance into URT |
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hyperpnea |
abnormally rapid and deep breathing caused from exercise |
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hyperventilation |
abnormally rapid deep breathing caused by anxiety |
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tracheostomy |
surgical creation of stoma into trachea to insert a breathing tube |
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exhalation |
diaphragm relaxed |
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asthma |
chronic allergic disorder characterized by episodes of severe breathing difficulty, coughing and weezing |
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apnea |
absence of spontaneous respiration |
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laryngospasm |
sudden spasmodic closure of larynx |
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pneumorrhagia |
bleeding from lungs |
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pleurodynia |
pain in pleura or on the side |
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bronchospasm |
contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and the bronchioles that tighten and squeeze the airway shut |
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bronchorrhea |
excessive discharge of mucus from the bronchi |
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polysomnography |
measures physiological activity during sleep and is most often performed to detect nocturnal defects in breathing associated with sleep apnea |
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rhinorrhea |
excessive flow of mucus from nose, runny nose |
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pulse oximeter |
external monitor placed on finger tip or ear to measure O2 saturation levels in blood |
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atelectasis |
incomplete expansion of part or all of a lung due to blockage of air passage, or pneumothorax |
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croup |
acute respiratory infection caused by obstruction of larynx, hoarseness and swelling around vocal cords resulting in a barking cough |
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hypoxemia |
below normal O2 levels in blood |
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emphysema |
progressive long term loss of lung function due to decreased number of alveoli, enlargement of remaining alveoli, destruction of walls of remaining alveoli, rapid shallow breathing, lungs overinflated, rib cage stays partially expanded all the time, barrel chest |
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pneumonectomy |
surgical removal of all or part of lung |
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laryngectomy |
surgical removal of larynx |
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bronchodilator |
medication used to expand opening of passage into lungs |
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epistaxis |
nose bleed |
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hemothorax |
blood in pleural cavity |
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septoplasty |
surgical repair or alteration of parts of nasal septum |
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pleuisy/ pleuritis |
inflammation of the pleura that causes pleurogynia |
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cyanosis |
bluish discoloration of the skin used by lack of adequate oxygen |
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Cheyne-Stokes respiration |
alternating patterns of rapid, slow, and no breathing |
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pharyngorrhea |
abnormal discharge from pharynx |
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pneumonitis |
inflammation of lungs |
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laryngologist |
specialist in larynx |
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laryngorrhagia |
bleeding from larynx |
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pharynlarngitis |
inflammation of larynx and pharynx |
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tracheostenosis |
abnormal narrowing of lumen of trachea |
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bronchoplasty |
surgical repair of bronchial defect |
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epiglottitis |
inflammation of epiglottis |
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trachebronchoscopy |
inspection of both trachea and bronchi through bronchoscope |
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bronchoplegia |
paralysis of walls of bronchi |