Pathology
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| auscultation | listening to sounds within the body
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| percussion | tapping on a surface to determine the difference in the density of the underlying structure
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| pleural rub | scratchy sound produced by pleural surfaces rubbing against each other
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| rales (crackles) | fine crackling sound hear on auscultation (during inhalation when there is fluid in the alveoli - sound similar to rubbing your hair together near your ear)
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| rhonchi | loud rumbling sounds hear on auscultation of bronchi obstructed by sputum (
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| sputum | material expelled from the bronchi, lungs,or upper respiratory tract
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| stridor | strained, high-pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx
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| wheezes | continuous high pitched whistling sounds produced during breathing
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| croup | acute viral infection of infants and children with obstructio of the larynx, barking cough, and stridor
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| diphtheria | acute infection of the throat and upper respiratory tract caused by the diphtheria bacterium (Corynebacterium)
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| epistaxis | nosebleed
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| pertussis | shooping cough: highly contagious bacterial infection of the pharynx, larynx, and trachea caused by Bordetella pertussis
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| asthma | chronic bronchial inflammatory disorder with airway obstrucction due to bronchial edema and constriction and increased mucus production-
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| bronchietasis | chronic dilation of a bronchus secondary to infection
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| chronic bronchitis | inflammation of bronchi persisting over a long time; type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
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| cystic fibrosis (CF) | inherited disorder of exocrine glands resulting in thick mucous secretions in the respiratory tract that do not drain normally
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| atelectasis | collapsed lung; incomplete expansion of alveoli
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| emphysema | hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls
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| pneumoconiosis | abnormal condition caused by dust in the lungs, with chronic inflammation, infection and bronchitis
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| pneumonia | acute inflammation and infection of alveoli, which fill with pus or products of the inflammatory reaction
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| pulmonary abscess | large collection of pus (from bacterial infection) in the lungs
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| pulmonary edema | fluid in the air sacs and bronchioles
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| pulmonary embolism (PE) | clot or other material lodges in vessels of the lung
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| pulmonary fibrosis | formation of scar tissue in the connective tissue of the lungs
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| sarcoidosis | chronic inflammatory disease in which small nodules (granulomas) develop in lungs, lymph nodes, and other organs
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| tuberculosis (TB) | infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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| mesothelioma | rare malignant tumor arising in the pleura (caused by asbestos exposure)
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| pleural effusion | abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space
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| pleurisy (pleuritis) | inflammation of the pleura
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| pneumothorax | collection of air in the pleural space
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