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78 Cards in this Set
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Nose
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The initial entryway for air into the respiratory system
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Olfactory
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Referring to the receptors for the sense of smell
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Pharynx
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Passageway for both air and food
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Larynx
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Structure covered by epiglottis during swallowing; aka. voice box
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Trachea
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Structure containing C-shaped cartilage rings; aka. windpipe
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Bronchi
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Branching structures that lead to the lungs
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Bronchioles
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Structures that terminate in clusters of alveoli
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Alveoli
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The air sacs of the lungs
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Pulmonary capillaries
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Millions of structures that form the network encasing the alveoli
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Lungs
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Pair of organs in the thorax, constituting the main component of the respiratory system
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Nas/o
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Nose
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Rhin/o
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Nose
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Pharyng/o
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Pharynx (throat)
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Trache/o
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Trachea
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Alveol/o
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Alveolus
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Bronch/o
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Bronchus
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Bronchi/o
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Bronchus
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Lob/o
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Lobe
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Pector/o
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Chest
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Steth/o
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Chest
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Thorac/o
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Chest
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Pleur/o
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Pleura
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Pneum/o
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Air, Lung
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Pneumon/o
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Lung
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Pulmon/o
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Lung
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Anthrac/o
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Black, coal
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Atel/o
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Incomplete, imperfect
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Coni/o
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Dust
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Hem/o
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Blood
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Orth/o
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Straight
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Ox/o
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Oxygen
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Phren/o
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Diaphragm, mind
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Spir/o
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Breathe
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-stomy
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Forming an opening
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-spasm
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Involuntary twitching
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-centesis
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Puncture
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-ectasis
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Expansion
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-ptysis
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Spitting
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Brady-
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Slow
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Dys-
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Bad, painful, difficult
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Eu-
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Good, normal
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Tachy-
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Rapid
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Hyper-
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Excessive, above normal
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Dyspnea
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Difficult or painful respiration
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Sputum
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Material coughed up from lungs and expectorated through mouth
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Hypercapnia
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Increased level of carbon dioxide in blood
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
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Lung diseases that are characterized by chronic persistant obstruction of the airway
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Tachypnea
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Abnormally rapid breathing; hyperventilation
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Emphysema
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chronic condition, destruction of alveolar walls and permanantly inflated alveolar air spaces
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Consolidation
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Solidification of the lungs caused by pneumonia
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Bronchiolitis
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Infection in young children caused by respiratory syncytial virus; inflammation of the bronchioles
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Asphyxia
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Condition of insufficient oxygen intake (ex. drowning, toxic smoke, shock..)
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Atelectasis
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Collapsed lung or part of lung
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Pulmonary Embolus
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Blood clot traveling through bloodstream and lodging in pulmonary vessels
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Tuberculosis (TB)
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Infectious disease producing tubercles in the lung
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Pleurisy
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Inflammation of the pleural membranes
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Anoxemia
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Dificiency of oxygen in the blood
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Adult Repsiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
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Form of pulmonary edema where dyspnea and tachypnea are followed by hypoxemia; aka. shock lung
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Hydrothorax
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Noninflammatory accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity
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Adventitious
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Abnormal breath sounds heard on auscultation to the chest
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Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
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Genetic disorder resulting in thick, tenacious mucus due to defect in exocrine glands
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Anthracosis
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Accumulation of carbon deposits in the lungs from inhalation of coal dust
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Pneumothorax
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Collection of air/gas in the pleural cavity
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pneumoconiosis
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Lung disease resulting from prolonged inhalation of dust; abnormal condition of dust in the lung
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Pneumonia
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Lung infection caused by bacteria, virus, chemicals, or disease
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Asthma
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Respiratory disorder with episodes of dyspnea, wheezing, constriction of bronchi, and coughing
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Thoracotomy
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Surgical incision of the thorax to remove a tumor from lung
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Mantoux test
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Tuberculin test used to confirm a positive diagnosis of TB
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Intubation
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Insertion of endotracheal tube through nose/mouth into trachea to maintain an airway
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Arterial blood gas (ABG)
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Blood test to evaluate the levels of oxygen and CO2 in the blood; measures the adequacy of oxygenation
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Pulmonary angiography
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Radiography of blood vessels of the lungs after injection of a contrast medium
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Auscultation
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Use of stethoscope to detect crackles and wheezes in the lungs
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Postural drainage
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Treatment that uses gravity and patient positioning to remove secretions from bronchi and lungs
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Mucolytics
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Agents that liquefy sputum or reduce its viscosity
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Thoracentesis
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Insertion of needle into pleural space to drain air/fluid
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Nebulized Mist Treatment
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Fine spray used to deliver medications directly to the lungs
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Expectorants
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Agents that promote the clearance of mucus from the respiratory tract
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Chest computed tomography (CCT)
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Cross-sectional and 3D imaging of the thorax; used to detect lesions in the lungs and thorax
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