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Ch,7B sentences
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| thoracodynia | a patient comes to the ER with complaints of chest pain, or thoracodynia |
| Pulmonogy | a medical student with an interest in the respiratory system might consider pulmonology |
| pulmonologist | a medical student with an interest in the respiratory system might go on to be a pulmonologist |
| chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | COPD includes common respiratory disorders that make it hard to breathe |
| dyspnea | someone who complains of difficulty breathing is referring to dyspnea |
| bronchospasms | bronchospasms, involuntary contraction of the bronchi, are a sign of asthma, |
| paroxysmal | bronchospasms are usually paroxysmal and cause dyspnea due to their suddenness and violence |
| productive cough | during recovery, many will develop a productive cough and cough up mucus |
| exacerbations | overtime, the epithelium of the bronchial passages flare up, these exacerbations can cause dyspnea |
| mucolytics | mucolytics that loosen and breakdown down mucus can be used as a treatment |
| bronchodilators | bronchodilators are used to expand the bronchi and make breathing easier |
| status athsmaticus | when treatment doesn't work, a life threatening disease called status asthmaticus can occur |
| chronic bronchitis | mainly caused by smoking or air pollution, chronic bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchi |
| expectorants | expectorants can help with dyspnea by aiding in the removal of mucus |
| emphysema | sometimes the alveoli expand but are unable to contract to their original size, this emphysema makes it difficult to exhale |
| dilate | if the alveoli fail to dilate they don't expand properly |
| othopnea | some emphysema suffered find it easier to breathe when standing or sitting erect, this is called orthopnea |
| pneumonia | pneumonia affects the lungs as inflammatory fluids collect in the alveoli |
| alveoli | there are microscopic air sacs in the lungs called alveoli |
| consolidation | consolidation occurs as pneumonia progresses, and lung tissue loses its sponginess and becomes swollen and engorged |
| aspiration pneumonias | another type of pneumonia is when someone inhaled a substance, aspiration pneumonias can be the inhalation of things like food, vomit, or liquids |
| normal flora | normal flora doesn't pose a threat to an individual as long as they are healthy |
| opportunistic | when the immune system begins to fail, opportunistic normal flora becomes infectious |
| mucopurulent sputum | common signs and symptoms of pneumonia include dyspnea hemoptysis, and mucopurulent sputum, or coughing up white blood cells |
| ARDS | ARDS is a life threatening case of dyspnea |
| systemic infections | systemic infections affect the entire body |
| sepsis | when an infection gets into the blood it becomes systemic |
| edema | In ARDS, the alveoli will with edema, fluid caused by inflammation, and then collapse |
| nares | flaring of the nostrils is a clinical sign called nares |
| cyanosis | blueness of the extremities is called cyanosis |
| tachypnea | rapid breathing is a sign of ARDS, referred to as tachypnea |
| hyaline mebrane | the hyaline membrane is one that has a ground glass appearance |
| alveolar consolidation | fluid in the alveoli is referred to as alveolar consolidation |
| bronchogenic carcinoma | a malignancy that arises from the epithelium of the bronchial tree, or bronchogenic carcinoma as a form of lung cancer |
| metastasis | when cancer is able to metastize or spread it becomes much more dangerous |
| abnormal breath sound | any sounds heard over the lungs and airways like a crackle, rhonchus, stridor, or wheeze can lead to a diagnosis of a respiratory or cardiac condition |
| acidosis | acidosis is commonly associated with pulmonary insufficiency and the retention of carbon dioxide |
| anosmia | a common symptom of covid was anosmia, many people complained of not being able to smell |
| apnea | sleep apnea can cause people to stop breathing in their sleep, central, obstructive, and mixed sleep apnea are all common examples |
| atelectasis | atelectasis in a potential complication during thoracic surgery where the lung becomes airless due to shallow breathing |
| coryza | also called rhinitis, coryza is inflammation of the membranes of the nose |
| croup | symptoms of croup are a cough with suffocative dyspnea, laryngeal spasms and narrowing of airways |
| cystic fibrosis | there is no cure for cystic fibrosis, where mucus becomes too thick and plugs tubes and ducts in the lungs and pancreas |
| deviated nasal septum | a deviated nasal septum is a displacement of the cartilage dividing the nostrils |
| epiglottitis | an infection of the epiglottis like epiglottitis can cause dysphagia and severe respiratory distress |
| epistaxis | a fancy word for nosebleed is epistaxis |
| hypoxemia | hypoxemia can cause your skin to turn blue in areas that don't get enough oxygen |
| influenza | most people have had influenza, more commonly called the flu |
| pertussis | pertussis can be more easily remembered as the "whooping cough" because of its characteristic "whoop" sound |
| pleural effusion | pleural effusion can impair breathing as the fluid in the pleural cavity limits the expansion of the lungs |
| empyema | empyema is a result of bacterial pneumonia that spreads from the lungs and is characterized by collection of pus in the pleural cavity |
| pneumothorax | pneumothorax can also impair breathing, allowing air into the pleural cavity |
| pleurisy | pleurisy is also called pleuritis because it's the inflammation of the pleural membrane |
| pulmonary edema | fluid buildup in your alveoli can make it hard to breathe and is called pulmonary edema |
| pulmonary embolism | a potentially fatal blockage that travels from the legs is called a pulmonary embolism |
| SIDS | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome affects seemingly healthy infants |
| TB | Tuberculosis is a highly contagious infectious lung disease |
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