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Ch. 10
Patient Problems
Question | Answer |
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apnea | cessation of breathing |
eupnea | good/normal breathing |
tachypnea | rapid breathing |
bradypnea | slow breathing |
hypopnea | shallow breathing |
hyperpnea | heavy breathing |
dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
orthopnea | able to breathe only in an upright position |
hyperventilation | over breathing; the condition of having too much air flow into and out of the lungs |
hypoventilation | under breathing; the condition of having too little air flowing into and out of the lungs |
dysphonia | bad voice condition |
epistaxis | a nosebleed |
rhinorrhagia | excessive blood flow from the nose |
rhinorrhea | runny nose |
bronchospasm | involuntary contraction of the bronchus |
phrenospasm | involuntary contraction of the diaphragm |
pleuralgia | pain in the pleura |
pleurodynia | pain in the pleura |
thoracalgia | chest pain |
bronchorrhea | discharge from the bronchi |
expectoration | coughing or spitting material out of the lungs |
hemoptysis | coughing up blood |
sputum | mucus discharged from the lungs by coughing |