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level: Level 1 of Respiratory

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level questions: Level 1 of Respiratory

QuestionAnswer
ABGArterial Blood Gas
ARFAcute Respiratory Failure
BSBreath Sound
CO2Carbon dioxide
COLDChronic Obstructive Lungs Disease
COPDChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CPAPContinuous Positive Airway Pressure
CXRChest x-ray
LLLLeft Lower Lobe
LULLeft Upper Lobe
O2Oxygen
PFTPulmonary Function Test
PNDParoxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea
RDSRespiratory Distress Syndrome
RLLRight Lower Lobe
RULRight Upper Lobe
RMLRight Middle Lobe
SIDSSudden Infant Death Syndrome
TBtuberculosis
TNATonsilectomy and Adenoidectomy
URIUpper Respiratory Infection
Abnormal buildup of fluid in the ankles, feet, and legs.peripheral edema
Abnormally round and bulging chestBarrel chest- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
Sunken/cave-in chest Pectus excavatumFunnel chest
Protrusion chest Pectus carinatumPigeon chest
Spine curves one side, vertebrae rotatedThoracic kyphoscoliosis
Extra or additional sounds heardAdventitious sound
bubbling soundcrackles/rales
grasping (kumot) soundStridor
Whistling soundWheezes
dry, grating soundPleural rub
Snoring quality soundrhonchi
Sounds change as the patient speaks or vocal fremitusTransmitted voice sounds
Transmitted voice sounds:Whispered pectoriloquy bronchophony egophony
"ee"; present if changes to aegophony
cough (tussis)reflex
production of sputummucoid/blood
total absence of oxygen in the body tissuesanoxia
Deficiency of oxygen in the body tissuesHypoxia
coughing up bloodhemoptysis
painful, difficulty breathingdyspnea
labored breathing in any posture except sitting or standing.orthopnea
suffocationasphyxia
common coldcoryza
barking coughingcroup
nosebleedepistaxis
Physical Examination Terms: Sudden, forceful, involuntary contraction of the smooth muscle of the bronchi, causing narrowing and obstruction of the airway.Bronchospasm
Physical Examination Terms: Ejection of mucus from the trachea and lungs by coughing and spittingExpectoration
Physical Examination Terms: Act of exhaling air (exhalation)Expiration
Physical Examination Terms: Act of inhaling air (inhalation)Inspiration
Physical Examination Terms: Vibration in the chest wall that may be felt when a hand is applied to the thorax while the patient is speaking.Tactile Fremitus
Respiratory patterns: Absence of breathingApnea
Respiratory patterns: Irregular periods of apnea alteration with periods of four or five breaths having same depthBiot's breathing
Respiratory patterns: Unusually slow, regular respirationsBradypnea
Respiratory patterns: Alternating periods of apnea and deep, rapid breathingCheyne-stokes respiration
Respiratory patterns: Normal respiratory rate and rhythmEupnea
Respiratory patterns: Faster and deeper respirations than normal, without pausesKussmaul's respiration
Respiratory patterns: abnormally rapid respiratory rateTachypnea
measures the acid-base balance or acidity (pH) and concentrations of gases, specifically oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood from an artery.Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)
used to examine the passageways of the tracheobronchialbronchoscope
Nuclear scanning test that is most commonly used to detect a blood clot that is preventing normal blood flow to part of a lung.Lung scan
Two types of lung scans:Ventilation scan and perfusion scan
Two types of lung scans: Measures ventilation after inhalation of radioactive materialsVentilation scan
Two types of lung scans: Measures blood supply to the lungs after injection of radioactive materialperfusion scan
using tuberculin (test material produced or made from products of the tuberculosis organism), it is injected on the skinTuberculin test
Measurement of the oxygen saturation of arterial blood by means of a photoelectric apparatus (also known as: oximeter)Pulse oximetry
a photoelectric apparatus used to measure oxygen saturation of arterial bloodoximeter
Test done to assess breathing and how effective your lungs are able to bring oxygen to the rest of your body.Pulmonary functions test (PFT):
Is the apparatus used to measure breathing volumes and capacities.Spirometer
Surgical puncture of the chest for removal of air or fluidsThoracentesis
Surgical removal of the adenoidsAdenoidectomy
Insertion of a tube into the larynx or trachea for entrance of air.Intubation
Surgical removal of a lobe of the lung or of another organLobectomy
Surgical repair of the lungPneumoplasty
Surgical incision of the trachea through the neckTracheotomy
Surgical opening into the trachea to form an airway or to prepare for the insertion of a tube for ventilationTracheostomy
Drugs: Agent that prevents responses mediated by histamineAntihistamine
Drugs: Prevents and relieves coughingAntitussive
Drugs: Relieves bronchial spasm and widens the bronchiBronchodilator
Drugs: Reduces swelling and congestionDecongestant
Drugs: Aids in removal of bronchopulmonary secretionsExpectorant
Drugs: used to treat tuberculosisisoniazid
Drugs: Loosens mucus to aid in its removalMucolytic