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LOM Ch 12 Vocab
Pathology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| auscultation | listening to sounds within the body |
| percussion | tapping on a surface to determine the difference in the density of the underlying structure |
| pleural rub | scratchy sound produced by pleural surfaces rubbing against each other |
| rales (crackles) | fine crackling sound hear on auscultation (during inhalation when there is fluid in the alveoli - sound similar to rubbing your hair together near your ear) |
| rhonchi | loud rumbling sounds hear on auscultation of bronchi obstructed by sputum ( |
| sputum | material expelled from the bronchi, lungs,or upper respiratory tract |
| stridor | strained, high-pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx |
| wheezes | continuous high pitched whistling sounds produced during breathing |
| croup | acute viral infection of infants and children with obstructio of the larynx, barking cough, and stridor |
| diphtheria | acute infection of the throat and upper respiratory tract caused by the diphtheria bacterium (Corynebacterium) |
| epistaxis | nosebleed |
| pertussis | shooping cough: highly contagious bacterial infection of the pharynx, larynx, and trachea caused by Bordetella pertussis |
| asthma | chronic bronchial inflammatory disorder with airway obstrucction due to bronchial edema and constriction and increased mucus production- |
| bronchietasis | chronic dilation of a bronchus secondary to infection |
| chronic bronchitis | inflammation of bronchi persisting over a long time; type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) |
| cystic fibrosis (CF) | inherited disorder of exocrine glands resulting in thick mucous secretions in the respiratory tract that do not drain normally |
| atelectasis | collapsed lung; incomplete expansion of alveoli |
| emphysema | hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls |
| pneumoconiosis | abnormal condition caused by dust in the lungs, with chronic inflammation, infection and bronchitis |
| pneumonia | acute inflammation and infection of alveoli, which fill with pus or products of the inflammatory reaction |
| pulmonary abscess | large collection of pus (from bacterial infection) in the lungs |
| pulmonary edema | fluid in the air sacs and bronchioles |
| pulmonary embolism (PE) | clot or other material lodges in vessels of the lung |
| pulmonary fibrosis | formation of scar tissue in the connective tissue of the lungs |
| sarcoidosis | chronic inflammatory disease in which small nodules (granulomas) develop in lungs, lymph nodes, and other organs |
| tuberculosis (TB) | infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| mesothelioma | rare malignant tumor arising in the pleura (caused by asbestos exposure) |
| pleural effusion | abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space |
| pleurisy (pleuritis) | inflammation of the pleura |
| pneumothorax | collection of air in the pleural space |
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