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25 Cards in this Set
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Auscultation |
A health care professional using a stethoscope |
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Pectoriloquy(loquiy-speak) |
Chest speaking |
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Pectus carinatum |
A chest that protrudes like the keel of the ship |
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Pectus excavatum |
A chest that is hollowed out |
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Percussion |
Striking the body surface(to cause vi rations that can help locate fluid build up in the chest) |
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Atelectasis |
Incomplete expansion |
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Bronchiectasis,hemothorax,phrenoplegia,phrenoptosis |
Blood in the chest |
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Caseous necrosis |
A death of the tissue with a cheeselile appearance |
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Chylothorax |
Chyle in the chest |
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Empyema |
Pus inside the chest |
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Pleural effusion |
Fluid pouring out into the pleura |
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Pneumohemothorax |
Air and blood in the chest |
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Pneumothorax |
Air in the chest |
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Pulmonary edema |
Swelling in the lungs |
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Pyothorax |
Pus |
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Tracheostenosis,hypercapnia,hypercarbia,hypocapnia,hypocarbia,hypoxemia,hypoxia |
Insufficient oxygen in the blood, insufficient oxygen |
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Bronchoscopy,capnography,capnometer |
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Computed tomography |
An imaging procedure using a computer to cut |
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Endoscope,nasopharyngoscope,oximetry |
Procedure to measure oxygen levels |
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Polysomnography |
Recording multiple aspects of sleep |
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Pulmonary angiography |
An imaging procedure for recording pulmonary blood vessel activity |
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Pulmonary function testing |
A group of test used to evaluate the condition and operation of lungs |
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Spirometry |
Procedure to measure breathing |
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Thoracoscopy |
Examination of the chest |
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Ventilation perfusion scan(ventil-breathing) |
A sacn that thest whether a problem in the lungs is caused by the blood flow or the air flow |
