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CHP 11 - THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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Inspection   show
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Palpation   show
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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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Percussion   show
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Adenoids   show
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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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Inspection   show
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show the musculomembranous wall seperating the abdomen from the thoracic cavity.  
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Percussion   show
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Epiglottis   show
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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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show air cells of the lungs; known as the pulmonary parenchyma  
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show external nostrils.  
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Bronchi   show
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show one of the smaller subdivisions of the bronchial tubes.  
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show the musculomembranous wall seperating the abdomen from the thoracic cavity.  
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show external nostrils.  
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show part of the pharynx located above the soft palate (postnatal space)  
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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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Apnea   show
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show passageway for air from nasal cavity to larynx and food from mouth to esophagus. Serves both the respiratory and digestive systems; the throat.  
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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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Cough   show
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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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Epistaxis   show
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Apnea   show
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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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show hemorrhage from the nose; nosebleed.  
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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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Hemoptysis   show
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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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Rhinorrhea   show
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Rhonchi   show
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show to expel air forcibly through the nose and mouth by spasmodic contraction of muscles of expiration due to irritation of nasal mucosa.  
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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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Tachypnea   show
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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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show inflammation of the larynx, usually resulting in dysphonia (hoarseness), cough, and difficulty swallowing.  
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show an acute upper respiratory infectious disease, caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis "whooping cough".  
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show inflammation of the pharynx, usually resulting in sore throat.  
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show inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose, usually resulting in obstruction of the nasal passages, rhinorrhea, sneezing, and facial pressure or pain, also known as coryza.  
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Sinusitis   show
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Tonsillitis   show
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Asthma   show
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show inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes. infection is often preceded by the common cold.  
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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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show inflammation of the lungs caused primarily by bacteria, viruses & chemical irritants.  
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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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show hypertrophy of the right ventricle of the heart (with or without failure) resulting from disorders of the lungs, pulmonary vessels, or chest wall; heart failure resulting from pulmonary disease.  
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Tubeerculosis   show
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Anthracosis   show
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Asbestosis   show
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Byssinosis   show
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Silicosis   show
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Bronchoscopy   show
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Chest X-ray   show
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Laryngoscopy   show
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Pulmonary Function Tests   show
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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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