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3530 week 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ROA | Received on Account |
| NSF | Nonsufficient Funds |
| BR | Bronchitis |
| CSB | Cheyne-Stokes Breathing |
| CF | Cystic Fibrosis |
| Diph | Diptheria |
| SAS | Sleep Apnea Syndrome |
| URI | Upper Respiratory Infection |
| PPV | Positive Pressure Ventilation |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| ENT | Ears, Nose, Throat |
| ARDS | Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
| TB | Tuberculosis |
| CPAP | Continuous Positive Airway Pressure |
| BRONCHO | Bronchoscopy |
| Anthracosis | Black lung disease |
| Apnea | Without breathing |
| Atelectasis | Lungs fail to expand completely |
| Anoxia | Absence of oxygen from the body's gases, blood, or tissues |
| Asphyxia | The condition that occurs when the body cannot get the air it needs to function |
| Bronchoplasty | Surgical repair of the bronchi |
| Cyanosis | A bluish discoloration of the skin caused by lack of adequate oxygen |
| Dysphonia | Any voice impairment |
| Epiglottis | Closing off the trachea during swallowing |
| Hemoptysis | Coughing up blood |
| Hypoxia | Condition of having below-normal oxygen levels in the body tissues and cells |
| Laryngoplegia | Paralysis of the larynx |
| Laryngoscopy | The visual examination of the larynx |
| Laryngospasm | Involuntary contraction of the larynx |
| Pleuralgia | Pain in the pleura |
| Nasopharynx | Pertaining to the nose and the throat |
| Pleurectomy | Surgical removal of the part of the pleura |
| Pulmonologist | Specializes in the lungs |
| Rhinoplasty | Surgical repair of the nose |
| Sinusitis | Imflammation of the sinuses |
| Tachypnea | Abnormally rapid rate of respiration rapid breathing |
| Thoracentesis | Surgical puncture of the chest wall to remove fluid |
| Tracheostenosis | Abnormal narrowing of the lumen of the trachea |
| Tracheorrhaphy | Surgical suturing of the trachea |
| Otolaryngologist | A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the ears, nose, throat |