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| Excessive development (enlargement) of adenoids. |
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| Pertaining to an alveolus. |
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| Involuntary contraction of muscles in the walls of bronchial tubes. |
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| Dilation of bronchial tubes. |
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| A substance (chemical or drug) that widens bronchial tubes to make breathing easier. |
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| Pertaining to a bronchial tube and pleura or pleural cavity. |
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| Inflammation of bronchioles. |
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| Excessive carbon dioxide in the blood. |
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| Abnormal condition of dust in the lungs. |
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| Condition of bluish coloration of skin caused by decreased oxygen in the blood. |
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| Inflammation of the epiglottis. |
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| Pertaining to the larynx. |
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| Contraction of the muscles of the larynx. |
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| Inflammation of the voice box |
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| Removal of a lobe (of the lung). |
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| Visual examination of the mediastinum. |
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| Pertaining to spaces in the skull that are near, alongside, the nose and nasal cavities. |
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| Tube placed from the nose into the stomach. |
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| Breathing discomfort in any position but erect, sitting, or standing straight. |
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| Deficiency of oxygen (anoxia) due to decreased oxygen in blood. |
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| Expulsion of material (mucus or phlegm). |
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| Pertaining to the throat. |
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| Difficult (abnormal) voice; hoarseness or any voice impairment. |
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| Nerve carrying messages from the brain to the diaphragm. |
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| Pain associated with inflammation of irritation of pleura (or pain from intercostal muscles). |
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| Fluid collects in the pleural cavity (space). |
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| Air within the pleural cavity surrounding the lungs. |
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| Surgical repair of the nose. |
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| Instrument to measure breathing (the air taken into and exhaled from the lungs). |
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| The expulsion of air from the lungs |
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| Breathing (inspiration and expiration). |
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| Incomplete expansion of a lung (collapsed lung). |
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| Pertaining to narrowing of the trachea. |
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| Pus in the pleural cavity. |
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| Absence of the sense of smell. |
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| Increase in depth of breathing. |
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| Increase in rate of breathing; shallow respirations. |
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Decrease in the amount of oxygen and increase in amount of carbon dioxide in the
blood leading to absence of pulse. |
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| Blood in the pleural cavity; seen in pneumonia, tuberculosis, or carcinoma. |
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| Pus in the pleural cavity (empyema of the chest). |
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| Continuous high-pitched whistling sound heard when air is forced through a narrow space during inspiration or expiration. |
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| Ventilation-perfusion scan |
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| A detection device records radioactivity after an injection of a radioisotope or inhalation of small amount of radioactive gas. |
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| Chest tube is passed through an opening in the skin of the chest to continuously drain a pleural effusion |
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| Infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Lungs are usually involved but other organs may be affected. |
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| Determines past or present exposure to tuberculosis based on a positive skin test. |
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| Large surgical incision of the chest. |
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1. external: the exchange of O2 and CO2 in the alveoli of the lung
2. internal: exchange of gases at the cellular level in organs of the body |
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| what does oxygen bind to in order to be supplies to the body? |
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| hemoglobin on red blood cells - erythrocytes |
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| how many lobes does each lung have? |
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| right one has 3, left one has 2 |
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| what does the diaphragm do? |
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| The diaphragm contracts and descends with inspiration and relaxes and elevates with exhalation. |
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| where are the lungs located?? what separates them from the lower part of the body? |
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| The lungs are located in the thoracic cavity and are separated from the abdominal cavity by the diaphragm. |
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| what is the space between the lungs called? |
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| what does "swollen glands" refer to? |
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| often refers to collections of lymphatic tissue (such as the palatine tonsils) when they become inflamed and enlarged. |
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| what does mumps and tonsillitis refer to? |
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| refer to inflammation of specific lymphatic tissues. |
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| is an accumulation of air in the pleural cavity causing a lung to collapse. This condition can occur without any trauma to the chest and is called spontaneous pneumothorax. It tends to occur most frequently in otherwise healthy young adult males. |
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| auscultation and percussion |
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| listening to (with stethoscope) and "drumming" or "tapping on" |
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| what are abnormal lung sounds referred to? |
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| rales, rhonchi, stridor, wheezes, |
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is considered a bronchial tube disorder that has 2 components:
1. increased production of thick mucus
2. spasms of the muscles around the bronchioles |
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| chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Sometimes asthma is included. |
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| SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) |
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| linked to putting babies to sleep on their stomachs. One theory is that the baby re-breathes his/her own carbon dioxide leading to respiratory arrest. Parents are taught to put an infant to sleep on his/her back or side. |
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| what does "compliance" mean? |
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| it describes the ability of the lungs to expand and contract without difficulty. |
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| There are 3 major types of lung cancer: |
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1) small cell lung cancer (SCLC)
2) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
3) oat-cell lung cancer--the most serious form and has the highest fatality rate |
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