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The Respiratory Sis
Chp 11
Question | Answer |
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acute respiratory failure (abbrev.) | ARF |
inflammation of the lung | pneumonia |
a childhood disease charaterized by a barking cough | croup |
pus in the body cavity | empyema |
a collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity | pneumothorax |
inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose | rhinitis |
arterial blood gas (abbrev.) | ABG |
inflammation of both the visceral and parietal pleura; pleurisy | pleuritis |
crib at death (abbrev.) | sids |
paroxysmal dyspena accompanied by wheezing caused by a spasm of the bronchial tubes | asthma |
chest X-Ray (abbrev.) | CXR |
whooping cough | pertussis |
Tuberculosis (abbrev.) | TB |
pulmonary edema | Swelling of the lungs caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the lungs |