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Chapter 20
Nurse Aide
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alveoli | Tiny, grape like sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs |
| Asthma | A chronic and episodic inflammatory disease that makes it difficult to breathe and causes coughing and wheezing |
| Bronchi | Branches of the passages of the respiratory system that lead from the trachea into the lungs |
| Bronchiectasis | A condition in which the bronchi become permanently dilated (widened) and damaged |
| Bronchitis | An irritation and inflammation of the lining of the bronchi |
| Chest Percussion | Clapping the chest to help lungs drain with the force of gravity |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) | A chronic, progressive, and incurable lung disease that causes difficulty breathing |
| Emphysema | A chronic, incurable lung disease in which the alveoli in lungs become filled with trapped air; usually results from smoking and chronic bronchitis |
| Expiration | The process of exhaling air out of the lungs |
| Hemoptysis | The coughing up of blood from the respiratory tract |
| Inspiration | The process of breathing air into the lungs |
| Lungs | Main organs of respiration responsible for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide |
| Multidrug-Resistant TB (MDR-TB) | Disease that occurs when the full course of medication is not taken for tuberculosis |
| Oxygen Therapy | The administration of oxygen to increase the supply of oxygen to the lungs |
| Pneumonia | Acute inflammation in the lungs tissue caused by bacterial, viral, or fungal infection and/or chemical irritants |
| Respiration | The process of inhaling air into the lungs and exhaling air out of the lungs |
| Sputum | Mucus coughed up from the lungs |
| Trachea | An air passage that goes from the throat (pharynx) to the bronchi; also called windpipe |
| Tuberculosis (TB) | A contagious lung disease caused by a bacterium that is transmitted through the air; causes coughing, difficulty breathing, fever and fatigue |
| RR | Respiratory rate |
| Larynx | The hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords in humans and other mammals; the voice box |
| Pharynx | The membrane-lined cavity behind the nose and mouth, connecting them to the esophagus |
| SOB | Shortness of breath |
| Spec | Specimen |
| Resp | Respiration |
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