The following activity is for the "key terms" in chapter 9 of your textbook.
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
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| Analgesics | medications that are given to relieve pain
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| Antipyretics | a class of medications given to reduce an elevated temperature
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| Apnea | the condition of not breathing; a term used to describe the absence of respiration for a period of time
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| Arterial blood gases | the laboratory test that measures the amounts of oxygen and carbon dioxide in blood
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| Bronchiectasis | a chronic or long term dilatation of a bronchus or bronchi along with an infection
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| Bronchoscopy | a diagnostic or surgical procedures in which a scope is passed through the mouth into the bronchus
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| Clubbing | a condition affecting the distal portion of the finger; characterized by soft tissue enlargement and an abnormal curvature of the nail
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| Cyanosis | a bluish condition of the skin due to lack of oxygen in the blood
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| Dyspnea | difficulty breathing
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| Hemoptysis | coughing up blood
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| Hypoxemia | not enough oxygen in the circulating blood
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| Hypoxia | not enough oxygen in tissues
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| Orthopnea | the condition in which an individual has difficulty breathing in a lying position or is able to breathe with less difficulty when standing or sitting straight up
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| Productive cough | coughing up sputum or excessive mucus
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| Rales | an abnormal discontinuous breath sound caused by narrowed bronchi and heard primarily on inspiration during auscultation of the chest
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| Rhinorrhea | a runny nose
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| Rhonchi | abnormal wheezing breath sounds caused by partial airway blockage and heard during inspiration, expiration or both during auscultation of the chest
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| Sputum | fluid or secretions coughed up from the lungs
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| Tachypnea | a severely increased respiratory rate
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| Thoracentesis | a procedure in which a puncture is made into the chest cavity to withdraw air (or fluid); a chest tube also may be inserted to help the lung reexpand
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| Wheezing | a whistling, musical, or raspy sound during breathing usually indicative of partially blocked airway passages
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To hide a column, click on the column name.
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You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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