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Tapping of surface to determine the difference in the density of the underlying surface
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Respiratory system
Pathology, diagnostic and clinical
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Listening of sounds produced within the body | auscultation |
| Tapping of surface to determine the difference in the density of the underlying surface | percussion |
| Grating sound produced by motion of pleural surfaces against each other. Also called as friction rib | Pleural rib |
| Abnormal crackling sounds heard during inspiration when there is fluid,blood or pus in the alveoli | rales(crackles) |
| Material expelled from the chest by coughing or clearing the throad | sputum or phelgm or expectoration |
| A highly strained, high-pitched, noisy sound made on inspiration | stridor |
| musical sounds usually on expiration | wheezes |
| croup | barking cough |
| acute respiratory syndrome in children and infants that is marked by obstruction of larynx, barking cough and stridor | croup |
| acute infection of the throat and upper respiratory tract caused by diphtheria bacteria(Corynebacterium. | diphtheria |
| epistaxis | nose bleed |
| Bacteial infection of the pharynx, larynx, and trachea caused by Bordetella pertussis. Also known as whooping cough | pertussis |
| bacteria causing pertussis; whooping cough | Bordetella pertussis |
| produced by bacteria bordetella pertussis causing the condition pertussis thru which pharynx, larynx and trachea is infected. | whooping cough |
| spasm or narrowing of bronchus or bronchi which leads to the obstrution of bronchial airway passage | asthma |
| chronic dilation of bronchus or bronchi | bronchiestasis |
| cancerous tumors arising from the bronchus; lung cancer | bronchogenic carcinoma |
| bronchogenic cancer; cancerous tumors arising from bronchus | lung cancer |
| inflammation of the bronchi persists for a long time; characterized by increasing secretion from the bronchial mucosa and obstruction of the respiratory passages | chronic bronchitis |
| chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;chronical bronchitis,lung cancer emphysema | COPD |
| diseases such as chronic bronchitis, lung cancer and emphysema collectively known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| inherited disease of exocrine glands(pancreas, sweat glands and mucous membtanes of the respiratory tract) that leads to airway obstruction | cystic fibrosis |
| incomplete expansion of alveoli; collapsed functionless, airless lung or porions of lund | atelectasis |
| hyperinflation of airsacs with destruction of alveolar walls | emphysema |
| abnormal condition caused by dust in lungs with chronic inflammation infection and bronchitis | pneumoconiasis |
| abnormal condition caused by coal dust in lungs with chronic inflammation infection and bronchitis | anthracosis |
| abnormal condition caused by glass dust in lungs with chronic inflammation, infection and bronchitis | silicosis |
| abnormal condition caused by sugar dust in the lungs with chronic inflammation, infection and bronchitis | bagassosis |
| abnormal condition caused by stone dust(quarry) in the lungs with chronic inflammation, infection and bronchitis | chaliosis |
| anthracosis | black lung disease |
| silicosis | grinder's disease |
| abnormal condition caused by glass dust in lungs with chronic inflammation, infection and bronchitis | silicosis |
| acute inflammation of the alveoli which fills with pus or products of inflammatory reaction | pneumonia |
| A large collection of pus(bacterial infection) in the lungs | pulmonary abcess / emphyema / pyothorax |
| Swelling and fluid in airsacs and bronchioles | pulmonary edema |
| clot(thrombus) or other material lodges in vessels of the lung | pulmonary embolism |
| inflammatory disease in which small nodules or tubercles develop in lungs, lymph nodes or other organs. | sarcoidosis |
| an infectious disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis | tuberculosis |
| drugs for tuberculosis | isoniazid; rifampin |
| tuberculosis | Pot's disease |
| escape of fluid into pleural cavity | pleural effusion |
| fluid high in protein that oozes from blood and wounds | exudates |
| fluid that has passed through a membrance or tissue | transudates |
| inflammation of the pleura | pleurisy or pleuritis |
| accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity | pneumothorax |
| a large collection of pus(bacterial infection) in the lungs | pyothorax |
| removal of larynx | laryngectomy |
| lack of sensation of smell | anosmia |
| pertaining to diaphragm | phrenic |
| pertaining to air sacs | alveolar |
| region which divides into trachea and esophagus | glottis |
| narrowing of trachea | tracheal stenosis |
| excess carbon dioxide in the blood | capnia |
| breathing is possible only in the upright position | orthopnea |
| difficulty in breathing | dyspnea |
| condition of bluishness in the skin | cyanosis |
| spitting up blood | hemoptysis |
| deficiency of oxygen in the blood | hypoxic |
| hoarseness; voice impairment | dysphonia |
| blood in the pleural activity | hemothorax |
| harsh rales | rhonchi |
| water in the pleural cavity | hydrothorax |
| death of lung tissue due to block | pulmonary infarction |
| overgrowth of adenoids | adenoid hypertrophy |
| pain in the membrane covering the lungs | pleurodynia |
| sputum; material expelled from the chest through coughing or clearing the throat | expectoration |
| rapid or fast breathing | tachypnea/hyperpnea |
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