Respiratory ch 12 Word Scramble
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Flow rate | The number of liter of oxygen per minute that come out of an oxygen deliver system |
Hypoxia | A reduction in the oxygen supply to the tissues of the body |
Hypoxemia | A decrease in the oxygen saturation of the blood |
Oxygen Therapy | The administration of supplemental oxygen at concentration greater than room air to treat or prevent hypoxemia |
Peak flow rate | The maximum volume of air that can be exhaled when the patient blow into a peak flow meter as forcefully and as rapidly as possible |
Spirometer | An instrument for measuring air taken into and expelled from the lungs |
Spirometry | measurement of an individuals breathing capacity by means of a spirometer |
Pulmonary edema | heart is not pumping regularly, fluid accumulated in the lungs, can be chronic or sudden failure of the heart man chamber to pump. |
Tuberculosis | is a contagious bacterial infection that involves the lungs. It may spread to other organs |
nebulizer | A device for producing a fine spray of liquid, used for example for inhaling a medicinal drug |
arterial blood gasses | measurement of the pH level and the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in arterial blood; important in diagnosis of many respiratory ... |
Emphysema | 1.A condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged, causing breathlessness. 2.A condition in which air is abnormally present within the body tissues. |
Bronchitis | Inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes. |
s/s of acute bronchitis | Hacking cough, yellow white or green phlegm, fever, chills, soreness and tightness in the chest,SOB, pain |
COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, involving constriction of the airways and difficulty or discomfort in breathing |
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