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AUA Chapter 6
Respiratory System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adenoid/o | adenoid |
| alveol/o | alveoli (air sacs) |
| bronch/o | bronchial tubes |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| cyan/o | blue |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| nas/o | nose |
| rhin/o | nose |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| phren/o | diaphargm |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea |
| Asphyxia | deficiency of oxygen in the blood and increase in carbon dioxide in blood and tissues. Major sign is a complete absence of breathing, leading to loss of consciousness or death |
| Asthma | spasm and narrowing of bronchi, leading to bronchial airway obstruction |
| Atelectasis | collapsed lung |
| Emphysema | Hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls. |
| Hemoptysis | Spitting up of blood |
| Hemothorax | Blood from the respiratory tract in the pleural cavity |
| Pneumonia | Abnormal condition of the lungs marked by inflammation and collected of infected material in air sacs |
| Tuberculosis | Infectious and inflammatory disease caused by bacteria. |
| Bronchoscopy | Visual examination of the bronchial tubes |
| Chest x-ray film | X-ray image of the chest |
| Computed Tomography Scan | cross-sectional x-ray images of the chest |
| laryngoscopy | visual examination of the larynx via the placement of a flexible tube through the nose or mouth and into the larynx |
| magnetic resonance imaging | magnetic waves and radio-frequency waves create images of the chest in three planes of the body. |
| pulmonary angiography | x-ray images are taken of the blood vessels in the lung after injection of contrast in to a blood vessel. |
| pulmonary function test | measurement of the ventilation of the lungs |
| spirometer | measures the air taken into and breathed out of the lungs |
| sputum test | examination of mucus coughed up from a patient's lungs to detect infection |
| tuberculin test | agents are applied to the skin with puncture or injection and the reaction is noted |
| ventilation perfusion scan | a nuclear medicine test that uses radioactive material to examine airflow and blood flow in the lungs |
| endotracheal intubation | tube is placed through the nose or mouth into the trachea to establish an airway during surgery and for placement on a respirator |
| thoracentesis | needle is inserted through the skin between the ribs and into the pleural space to drain a pleural effusion |
| thoracotomy | incision of the chest to remove a lung or a portion of a lung |
| tracheostomy | creation of an opening into the trachea through the neck and the insertion of a tube to create an airway |
| ABG | Arterial Blood Gas |
| ARDS | Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| CPAP | Continuous Positive Airway Pressure |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary Arrest |
| CXR | Chest x-ray |
| O2 | Oxygen |
| MDI | Metered Dose Inhaler |
| PE | Pulmonary Embolism |
| PEEP | Positive End-Expiratory Pressure |
| PFT | Pulmonary Function Test |
| SOB or SHOB | Shortness of Breath |
| URI | Upper Respiratory Infection |
| VATS | Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery |
| VQ | Ventilation-Perfusion Scan |
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