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med term
respiratory system diseases/conditions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aspiration | to inhale something in your lungs other than air (vomit,water), prevents gas exchange, source of infection, inaccessible |
| asthma | usually due to an allergen, constriction of bronchial tubes and increased mucus (limited airways, overproduced mucus) treatment - inhaler (aerosolized steroids - corticosteroids) |
| atelectasis | collapsed lung (no air in lung, deflated balloon, due to car accident,air bag) due to airway obstruction (tumor blocking airway), hypoventilation, fluid buildup (uneven fluid in lungs) |
| bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchus, usually viral or irritant (breathing in what you shouldn't) |
| bronchogenic carcinoma (lung cancer) | smoking, inhaling toxic fumes (factories, mines, not only smokers), 2nd most common in US |
| bronchospasm | constriction of the bronchus |
| chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) | category of diseases (nothing blocking air from getting in blood stream) |
| croup | childhood disease characterized by a "barking" cough and high pitched breathing |
| cystic fibrosis (CF) | genetic condition where your body over produces mucus everywhere (need a shaky vest to get it loose) |
| emphysema | #1 type of COPD, alveolar walls develop scar tissue, same cause as cancer |
| empyema | pus in the pleural cavity (bottom of lungs) usually result of lung infection |
| hay fever | allergic disease (exposure to pollen) |
| influenza | acute contagious viral infection of the respiratory tract characterized by sudden onset, fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, cough, and sore throat |
| pleural effusion | the escape of fluid into pleural cavity due to excessive fluid buildup, common in pneumonia, CHF, and liver/kidney diseases |
| pneumonia | fluid in lungs due to illness/aspiration, prevents gas exchange, can be viral, bacterial, fungal, or chemical |
| pulmonary embolism (PE) | blockage of blood supply by a blood clot in lungs, (ex. pulmonary arteries - blood clot prevents your body from getting oxygenated blood) |
| sleep apnea | breathing stops at night due to the tongue/soft palete relaxing too much and blocking airway, obese and people who snore are more prone to this, treatment is CPAP |
| sputum | a collection of mucus coughed up from the lung sent to lab to investigate (see if there's an infection) |
| strep throat | bacterial infection of the pharynx caused by streptococcus bacteria reproducing/attacking |
| tuberculosis (TB) | bacterial infection of the lung, destroys lung tissue slowly, can produce spores (cocooned bacteria, inaccessible), coughing up blood |
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