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11 Med Term
Respiratory System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ox/i, ox/o | oxygen |
| steth/o | chest |
| pariet/o | wall |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| hal/o | to breathe |
| Cheyne-Stokes Respiration | Deep, rapid breathing followed by a period of apnea |
| hypopnea | extremely shallow breathing |
| hypercapnia | excessive CO2 in the blood |
| hypoxemia | deficient O2 in the blood |
| hypoxia | deficient oxygen in tissues |
| pleurodynia | pain in chest caused by inflammation of the intercostal muscles |
| thoracodynia | chest pain |
| rales | aka crackles abnormal lung sounds of bubbling |
| rhonchi | abnormal lung sounds of rumbling |
| stridor | high-pitched sound from larynx |
| tymphany | low-pitched sound from chest |
| hiccup | hiccough, singultus |
| coryza | common cold |
| croup | viral infect of early childhood |
| rhinomycosis | fungus in nose |
| rhinosalpingitis | inflammation of mucous membranes of nose and Eustachian tubes |
| tracheomalacia | softening of trachea |
| atelectasis | collapse of lung tissue or entire lung |
| cystic fibrosis | Inherited disorder of exocrine glands resulting in thick secretions of mucous that cause COPD |
| diptheria | bacterial respiratory infection characterized by sore throat, fever, headache |
| flail chest | instability of chest wall caused by multiple rib fractures |
| pertussis | bacterial infection of respiratory tract with characteristic high-pitched whooping |
| pleurisy | inflammation of parietal pleura of lungs |
| pneumoconiosis | loss of lung capacity caused by an accumulation of dust |
| pneumonia | inflammation of lungs caused by pathogens |
| pneumothorax | air in pleural spaces |
| empyema | aka pyothoraxpus in pleural cavity |
| Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome SARS | Viral respiratory disorder caused by coronavirus |
| hamartoma, pulmonary | benign tumor of mucous glands of resp system |
| mucous gland adenoma | benign tumor of mucous gland of resp system |
| papilloma | benign tumor of epithelial origin |
| mesothelioma | mal tumor of pleural or other protective tissue covering the internal organs |
| non-small cell lung cancer NSCLC | most prevalent type of lung cancer |
| adenocarcinoma | NSCLC derived from mucus-secreting glands in the lungs |
| large cell carcinoma | NSCLC originating in the lining of smaller bronchi |
| squamous cell carcinoma | NSCLC originating in the squamous epithelium of the larger bronchi |
| small cell lung cancer SCLC | second most common type of cancer Assoc with smoking. AKA oat cell carcinoma |
| auscultation | listening |
| percussion | tapping |
| Aterial Blood Gases ABG | blood test showing how much o2 and CO2 are in the blood |
| lung perfusion scan | produces an image of blood flow to the lungs; used to detect pulmonary embolism |
| lung ventilation scan | produces a picture of how air is distributed in the lungs. Measures the ability of the lungs to take in air |
| Mantoux skin test | Intradermal injection of purified protein derivative (PPD) used to detect tuberculosis |
| peak flow meter | instrument used in a pulmonary function test (PFT) to measure breathing capacity |
| pulse oximetry | Test to measure oxygen in arterial blood, in which a noninvasive, cliplike device is attached to either the earlobe or the fingertip |
| quantiferon-TB gold test QFT | Definitive blood test to diagnose tuberculosis |
| sweat test | Method of evaluating sodium and chloride concentration in sweat as a means of diagnosing cystic fibrosis |
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