Resp D/C Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Acidosis | Excessive acidity of body fluids |
Anosmia | Absence of sense of smell |
Asphyxia | Insufficient intake of oxygen |
Atelectasis | Collapsed or airlines state of the lung |
Cheyen-stokes respiration | Deep breath/shallow/no breathing |
Coryza | Acute inflammation of the membranes of the nose. |
Crackle | Abnormal respiratory sound heard on ausculation caused by explodes spasms |
Croup | Inflammation of the larynx trachea bronchial passes and sometimes lungs |
Deviated nasal septum | Displacement of cartilage diving the nostrils -> reduced air flow or nose bleed |
Epiglottis | Life threatening infection of the epiglottis and supraglottic structure |
Epistaxis | Nose bleed |
Hypoxemia | Oxygen dificiency in arterial blood |
Hypoxia | Oxygen deficiency in body tissue |
Pertussis | Whooping cough |
Pneumoconiosis | Disease caused by inhaling dust particles including coal dust |
Pulmonary edema | Accumulation of extra vascular fluid in the lung tissues and alveoli |
Pulmonary embolism | Blockage in an artery of the lungs caused by a mass of undissolved matter Blood clots,tissue, air bubbles and bacteria |
Rhonchus | Abnormal breath sound heard on auscultation of an obstructed airway |
Stridor | High pitch harsh adventures breath sound caused by a spasm or swelling of the larynx/ obstruction in upper airway |
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) | Unplanned/unexpected death of normal healthy infant (crib death) |
Wheeze | Whistling or sighing sound/ narrow of the lumen of the respiratory passageway |
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