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respiratory system
r system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| upper respiratory adenoid/o | related to adenoid- lymphatic issue in nasal |
| Tonsil/o | related to tonsil- back of throat more visible than adenoids |
| Nas/o, rhin/o | referring to nose ex. nasogastric tube- tube goes through nose to stomach rhinorrhea- running nose |
| laryng/o | referring to voice box ex. laryngitis- inflammation of larynx |
| pharyng/o | referring to throat ex. Pharyngitis- |
| trache/o | means trachea ex. tracheotomy- incision into trachea tracheostomy- create opening of trachea? |
| sept/o | wall that seps left and right ex. septectomy- removal of septum septoplasty- |
| sin/o, sinus/o | hollow openings nasal opening ex. sinusitis- inflamme of oepning ? sinusotomy- incision of sinus |
| Lower respiratory Pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o | means lung or air depending on context ex. pneumomelanosis- blackening of the lung Pneumatology- study of the lung pneumonia- lung infection (pneumo- lung) |
| pulmon/o | Lungs ex. pulmonologist- specializes in lungs |
| Lob/o | referring to lobe (specify what your talking about, p ex. Lobectomy- removal of lobe Lobotomy- insicion of lobe |
| Bronch/o, bronchi/o | the broncus ex. Bronchoscope- instrument used to look inside the bronchus Bronchiostenosis- bronchios are narrowing |
| Bronchiol/o | ex. Bronchiolitis- inflammation of bronchi |
| Aveol/o | air sacks ex. Alveolitis- inflammation |
| word parts of the respiratory system Stern/o | sternum Sertnocostal- sterum and ribs sternotomy- incision into sterumn |
| cost/o | ribs Costectomy- remvoal of ribs costopherinc- relating to ribs and diapharam (muscle that goes across body that helps wiht inhaling and exhaling) |
| Thorac/o, pector/o (pectus0, steth/o | reffering to chest ex. Thoracic- pertainign to chest Pectoralgia- chest pain Pectus excavatum- sternum is caved in (going inward) Stethoscope- listens to chest sounds |
| Pleur/o | lining that cover lung and chest wall ex. Pleuritis- inflammation of lining? Pleurectomy- removal of |
| Phren/o | diaphragm? ex. Phrenospasm- hiccup, Phrenoplegia- paralysis of diaphargm |
| Ox/o | means oxygen ex. hypoxia- low oxygen hypoxemia- low oxygen in the blood |
| Spir/o, -pnea | Means Breathing ex. spirometry- device that measure breathing sleep apnea- lack of breathing while sleeping |
| Capn/o, carb/o | Carbon dioxide Ex. hypercapnia- elevated level of Co Hypocarbia- low levels of Co |
| breathing rate Apena | sensation or stopping of breathingnor |
| Eupnea | normal breathing |
| Tachypnea | rapid breathing |
| bradypnea | slow breathing |
| Breathing depth Hypopnea | swallow breathing |
| Hyperpnea | heavy breathing |
| breathing abnormalities Dyspnea | difficultly breathing |
| Orthopnea | ppnly being ablet o breathe in an uprithg positing not laying dwon |
| Hyperventilation | breathing deep and fast leads to hypocapnia |
| hypoventilation | breathing shallow and slow leads to hypercapnia |
| Upper respiatroy tract complains Dysphonia | bad voice, being hoarse |
| Epistaxis | nose bleeds |
| Rhinorrhagia | excessive (really runny) blood from nose |
| Rhinorrhea | runny nose |
| Lower respiratory tract complains Bronchospasm | involuntary contractin of bronchus |
| Phrenospasm | invol contat of |
| Pleuralgia, pleurodynia | plural pain pian in linning |
| thoracalgia | chest pain dis |
| brochorrhea | dischage |
| expectoration | coughing and spitting up |
| hemoptysis | coughing up blood |
| sputum | |
| Listenign to lung sounds pectoriloquy | patient speaks while health provider listens |
| Obcerving skin cyanosis | blue color cause by insufficent oxygen |
| Retractions | sucking in of skin around bones |
| observing chest wall abnormalities pectus carinatum | sterum petrudes like something? |
| pectus excavatum | sinking in |
| touching the patient (palpation) percussion | |
| Conditions of the tissue and airways Atelectasis | inomplete expansions of llung tissue |
| bronchiectasis | expansions of brochi |
| Caseous necrosis | death of tissue swiss cheese apperance (turboculosis) |
| Plumonary edema | swelling of the lung (PE) lung tissue become wet water should not be in lung |
| tracheostenosis | narrowinf of trachia |
| Conditons of the diaphragm | Phrenoplegia: paralysis of diaphragm Pheronptosis: diaphrag, is curved downwards? |
| conditioins of the chest and pleura | Chylothorax: condition of having chyle in chest (milk white apperance) Empyema, Pyothorax: Presents of pus in chest Hemothorax: blood in the chest |
| conditioins of the chest and pleura | Pleural effusion: large amoutn of fluid in pleural space Pneumohemothorax: presents of air and blood in chest Pneumothorax: air in the chest |
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