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Chapter Twenty-Seven notes on Respiratory

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atmospheric pressure   pressure of air atround us  
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intrapleural pressure   pressur within the potential pleural space between parietal and visceral pleura  
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intrapulmonic pressure   pressure within the bronchial tree  
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Asthma   chronic inflmmatory disease. caused by allergens (typically) or other irritants  
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Chronic Obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)   is comprised primarily of two related diseases : chronic bronchitis & emphysema  
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Bronchitis   respiratory disease which mucouus membrane in lung's bronchial passages becomes inflamed  
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Emphysema   long-term prgressive disease of the lung that primarily causes SOB  
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Common Cold   is an infection of upper respiratory tract  
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Cystic Fibrosis   chronic & progressive disease usually dx in childhood that causes mucus to become thick dry and sticky  
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Hay fever   AKA seasonal allergic rhinitis, or pollinosis.  
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Influenza   aka flu, illness caused by viruses that infect the respiratory tract  
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Legionnaire's disease   pneumonia or lung infection  
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lung cancer   leading cause of cancer in both men & women  
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pleurisy   inflammation of membrane that surrounds & protects lungs  
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Pneumonia   inflammation of lung orlungs caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or chemical irritants  
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Pulmonary edema   fluid accumulates in lungs, because the hearts left ventricl doesnt pump adequately(usual reason)  
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pulmonary embolism (PE)   blood clot in the lung  
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)   newly Id respiratory illness that first infect people in Asia, N. America,& Europe  
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Sinusitis   infection or inflammation of mucous membranes that line the inside of nose and sinuses  
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tuberculosis (TB)   contagious disease caused by bacillus mycobacterium tuberculosis  
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hemoptysis   coughing up blood  
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cyanosis   blue-coloured complexion  
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