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CHP 11 - THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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Inspection   show
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show the process of examining by application of the hands or fingers to the external surface of the body to detect evidence of disease or abnormalities in the various organs.  
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show process of listening for sounds within the body, usually to sounds of thoracic or abdominal viscera, to detect some abnormal condition or to detect fatal heart sounds.  
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show use of the fingertips to tap the body lightly but sharply to determine position, size, & consistency of an underlying structure & the presence of fluid or pus in a cavity.  
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show Lymphatic tissue forming a prominence on the wall of the recess of the nasopharynx.  
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show air cells of the lungs; known as the pulmonary parenchyma  
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Apex of Lung   show
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Diaphragm   show
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Percussion   show
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show thin leaf-shaped structure located immediately posterior to the root of the tongue; covers the entrance of the larynx when the individual swallows.  
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show Lymphatic tissue forming a prominence on the wall of the recess of the nasopharynx.  
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show the enlarged upper end of the trachea below the root of the tongue; the voice box.  
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Nares   show
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show the two main branches leading from the trachea to the lungs, providing the passageway for air movement.  
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Bronchiole   show
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Diaphragm   show
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show external nostrils.  
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Nasopharynx   show
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show portion of the pleura that is closest to the internal organs.  
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Paranasal Sinuses   show
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show a temporary cessation of breathing; "without breathing"  
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Pharynx   show
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show abnormally slow breathing.  
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show the double-folded membrane that lines the thoracic cavity.  
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show forceful & sometimes violent expiratory effort preceded by a preliminary inspiration.  
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Thorax   show
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show difficulty in speaking; hoarseness.  
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show a cylinder-shaped tube lined with rings of cartilage (to keep it open) that is 4.5 inches long, from the larynx to the bronchial tubes; the windpipe.  
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show air hunger resulting in labored or difficult breathing, sometimes accompanied by pain.  
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Visceral Pleura   show
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show hemorrhage from the nose; nosebleed.  
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show a temporary cessation of breathing; "without breathing"  
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Bradypnea   show
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Cough   show
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Dysphonia   show
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show air hunger resulting in labored or difficult breathing, sometimes accompanied by pain.  
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Epistaxis   show
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show the act of spitting out saliva or coughing up materials from the air passageways leading to the lungs  
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show expectoration of blood arising from the oral cavity, larynx, trachea, bronchi, or lungs.  
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show very deep, gasping type of respiration associated with severe diabetic acidosis.  
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Orthopnea   show
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show abnormal sound heard on auscultation of the chest, produced by passage of air through bronchi that contain secretion or exudate or that are constricted by spasm or a thickening of their walls, also known as crackle.  
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show thin, watery discharge from the nose.  
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Rhonchi   show
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Sneeze   show
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show harsh sound during respiration; high pitches & resembling the blowing of wind, due to obstruction of air passages.  
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show abnormal rapidity of breathing.  
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show whistling sound or sighing sound resulting from narrowing of the lumen of a respiratory passageway.  
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Coryza   show
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Croup   show
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Laryngitis   show
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Pertussis   show
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show inflammation of the pharynx, usually resulting in sore throat.  
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Rhinitis   show
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Sinusitis   show
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show inflammation of the palatine tonsils, located in the area of the oropharynx.  
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show paroxysmal dyspnea accompanied by wheezing caused by spasm of the bronchial tubes or by swelling of their mucous membrane.  
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Bronchitis   show
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show malignant lung tumor that originates in the bronchi; lung cancer.  
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show chronic pulmonary disease characterized by increase beyond the normal size of air spaces distal to the terminal bronchiole, either from dilation of the alveoli or from destruction of their walls.  
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Pleuritis/Pleurisy   show
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Pneumonia   show
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show a collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity. the air enters as the result of a perforation through the chest wall or the pleura covering the lung (visceral pleura), causing the lung to collapse.  
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Pulmonary Edema   show
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show the obstruction of one or more pulmonary arteries by a thrombus (clot) that dislodges from another location and is carried through the venous system to the vessels of the lung.  
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Pulmonary Heart Disease/Cor Pulmonale   show
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show infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis and characterized by inflammatory infiltrations, formation of tubercles, and caseous (cheeselike) necrosis in the tissues of the lungs.  
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Anthracosis   show
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Asbestosis   show
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show lung disease resulting from inhalation of cotton, flax, and hemp; also known as brown lung disease.  
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show lung disease resulting from inhalation of silica (quartz) dust, characterized by formation of small nodules.  
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Bronchoscopy   show
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Chest X-ray   show
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show examination of the interior of the larynx using a lighted, flexible tube known as a laryngscope (or endoscope).  
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show physicians use this variety of tests to assess respiratory function.  
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show involves the use of a needle to collect pleural fluid for laboratory analysis, or to remove excess pleural fluid or air from the pleural space.  
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