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Upper Resp Disorders
Chapter 37 Nursing 1115
Question | Answer |
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Coryza | Profuse nasal discharge |
Epistaxis | nosebleed |
Influenza | highly contagious viral respiratory disease characterized by coryza, fever, cough, and constitutional manifestations such as headache and malaise |
Laryngectomy | removal of the larynx |
Laryngitis | inflammation of the larynx |
Pertussis | A highly contagious acute upper respiratory infection cause by the bacterium Bordetella |
Pharyngitis | acute inflammation of the pharynx |
Rhinitis | inflammation of the nasal cavities |
Rhinoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the nose |
Sinusitis | inflammation of the mucous membranes of one or more of the sinuses. |
Sleep apnea | Absence of airflow through the upper airways for 10 or more seconds. |
Tonsillitis | Acute inflammation of the palatine tonsils. |