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Dyspnea relieved by sitting
Orthopnea
Lipoprotein which prevents alveolar collapse
Surfactant
Rapid respiratory rate
Tachypnea

(Tuh-kip-nee-uh) haha
A collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity
Pneumothorax
Volume or air exhaled after a maximal inspiration
Vital capacity
Absence of respirations
Apnea
Continuous sounds produced by air passing through constricted bronchial tubes which is narrowed by thick mucus
Wheeze
Adventitious lung sound; produced by air passing over retained airway secretions or the sudden opening of collapsed airways
Crackle
Volume of air in single inspiration or expiration
Tidal volume
Caused by fracture of ribs or sternum
Flail chest
Cycles by periodic breathing where cycles increase gradually then progressively decrease
Cheyne-Stokes
High pitched crowing
Stridor
Positioning body to facilitate drainage
Postural drainage
Normal respiratory rate
Eupnea
Tapping of chest wall with cupped hands to loosen drainage
Percussion
Portion of tracheo-bronchial tree which doesn't participate in gas exchange
Dead space
Decreased oxygen in the tissue
Hypoxia
Slow breathing (less than 10 bpm)
Bradypnea

(Bray-dip-nee-uh) hehe
Air hunger (wtf?); deep respirations
Kussmaul breathing
Measurement of pH, PCO2, PO2
Arterial blood gases
Abnormally deep breathing, rate increased
Hyperpnea

(if this is high-purp-nee-uh, I'm done....)
Coughing up blood
Hemoptysis
Accumulation of air or gas in subcutaneous tissue
Subcutaneous emphysema
Comes on suddenly during sleep, early symptom of CHF (nighttime SOB)
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
Nosebleed
Epistaxis
Deficiency of O2 in the blood
Hypoxemia