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Respiratory syst
respiratory system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Listening to sounds within the body | auscultation |
| Tapping on a surface to determine the difference in the density of the underlying structure | percussion |
| Scratchy sound produced by the motion of inflamed or irritated pleural surfaces rubbing against each other; also called friction rub | pleural rub |
| Fine crackling sound heard on auscultation when there is fluid in the alveoli | rale |
| Material expelled from the chest by coughing or clearing the throat | sputum |
| Strained, high-pitched, relatively loud sound made on inspiration;associated with obstruction of the larynx or trachea | stridor |
| Continuous high-pitched whistling sound heard when air is forced through a narrow space during inspiration or expiration | wheezing |
| Incomplete expansion of alveoli collapsed, functionless, airless lung or portion of a lung | atelectasis |
| Hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls | emphysema |
| Acute inflammation and infection of alveoli, which fill with pus or products of the inflammatory reaction | pneumonia |
| Clot or other material lodges in vessels of the lung | pulmonary embolism (PE) |
| Infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis; lungs usually are involved, but any organ in the body may be affected | tuberculosis (TB) |
| Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space | pleural effusion |
| Collection of air in the pleural space | pneumothorax |
| Shortness of breath | dyspnea |
| Abnormally rapid breathing | tachypnea |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| LLL | left lower lobe |
| LUL | left upper lobe |
| PCP | pneumocystis pneumonia |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| V/Q scan | ventilation-perfusion scan |
| PFT | pulmonary function tests |
| RLL | right lower lobe |
| RUL | right upper lobe |
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| alveol/o | alveolus, air sac |
| bronchi/o | bronchial tube, bronhus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole, small bronchus |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| coni/o | dust |
| cyan/o | blue |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx, voice box |
| lob/o | lobe of the lung |
| mediastin/o | mediastinum |
| nas/o | nose |
| orth/o | straight/upright |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pector/o | chest |
| pharyng/o | pharynx, throat |
| phon/o | voice |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o, pneumon/o | air, lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sinus/o | sinus, cavity |
| spir/o | breathing |
| tel/o | complete |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
| -ema | condition |
| -osmia | smell |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| sphyxia | pulse |
| -thorax | pleural cavity, chest |
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