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Medical terms Chapter 8

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Term
Definition
ABGs   arterial blood gases  
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CO2   carbon dioxide  
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COPD   chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  
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URI   upper respiratory infection  
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SOB   shortness of breath  
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PND   paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea  
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O2   oxygen  
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TB   tuberculosis  
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STAT   immediately  
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SARS   sudden acute respiratory syndrome  
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ARDS   acute respiratory distress syndrome  
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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)   hypoxemia and respiratory failure due to severe inflammatory damage to the lungs, occurs after severe infection or trauma  
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Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)   viral respiratory illness marked by head and body aches, fever and cough, may lead to pneumonia  
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)   group of diseases in which alveolar air sacs are destroyed and chronic, severe SOB, a major cause is smoking  
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asthma   disease marked by narrowing and inflammation of the airways, resulting in wheezing and cough  
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epistaxis   a nosebleed  
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croup   an acute viral disease, usually in children, marking by a barking, "seal like" cough and respiratory distress  
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rhonchi   a coarse, gurgle sound heard in the lungs with a stethoscope, caused by secretions in the air passages  
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cystic fibrosis   fatal genetic disease that causes frequent respiratory infections, increases airway secretions, and COPD in children  
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stridor   a high pitched upper airway sound heard without a stethoscope, indicates airway obstruction, a medical emergency  
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crackles   abnormal crackly lung sound heard with a stethoscope, sounds like rice krispies  
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wheeze   a somewhat musical sound heard in the lungs caused by a partial airway obstruction  
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pleural effusion   collection of fluid in the pleural cavity  
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empyema   collection of infected fluid (pus) in the pleural cavity  
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hemothorax   collection of blood or bloody fluid in the pleural cavity  
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pneumothorax   collection of air in the pleural cavity  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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tonsil/o   tonsils  
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thorac/o   thorax  
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ortho/o   straight  
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carcin/o   cancer, carcinoma  
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muc/o   mucus  
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trache/o   trachea  
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pneum/o   air, lungs  
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pneumon/o   air, lungs  
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bronchiol/o   bronchioles  
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sinus/o   sinuses  
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bronch/o bronchi/o   bronchus  
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or/o   mouth-like opening, mouth  
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stomat/o   mouth-like opening, mouth  
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natr/o   sodium  
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diaphragmat/o   diaphragm  
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are/o   air  
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pleur/o   pleura  
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pulmon/o   lung  
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ox/i ox/o   oxygen  
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epiglott/o   epiglottis  
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laryng/o   larynx  
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nas/o rhin/o   nose  
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alveol/o   alveoli  
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pharyng/o   pharynx  
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