CPC Ch. 2- Respirato Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Bronchiolitis | Inflammation of the bronchiolrd |
Bronchoscope | Instrument used to examine the bronchi |
Carina | A projection of the lowest tracheal cartilage where the trachea separates into two bronchi. Used as a landmark for endoscopy. |
COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease- Any group of chronic, progressive and debilitative respiratory diseases.(emphysema, asthma, bronchitits, etc) |
Dyspnea | Difficulty breathing |
Hemothorax | Presence of blood in the pleural space. |
Hyperpnea | Rapid breathing |
Lobectomy | Surgical excision of a lobe of the lung |
Orthopnea | Difficulty breathing unless upright or in a straight position. |
Pneumothorax | Collection of air in the chest or pleural cavity. |
Rales | Abnormal chest sounds heard when air enters small airways or alveoli containing fludi typically during inspiration; also called crackles. |
Rhinorrhea | Discharge from the nose |
Rhonchus | Rale or rattling sound in throat or bronchial tube caused by obstructed or inflamed bronchi |
Tachypnea | Fast or rapid breathing |
Thoracotomy | Incision into the chest. |
Thoracentesis | Removal of fluid from the pleural cavity via surgical puncture; pleural tab. |
Wheeze | Whistling sound usually caused by air passageway obstruction, common in asthmatics. |
Phren/o | Diaphragm |
Phrenic/o | phrenic nerve |
Pneumon/o | Lung |
Pneum/o | Air, gas; repiration, lund |
pneumat/o | air, gas; respiration, lund |
plum/o, pulmon/o | lungs |
spir/o | breathing |
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