Respiratory Ch 12

• Atelectasis


  Incomplete expansion,

  • collapsed, functionless, airless lung or portion of the lung
  • Caused by tumor or other obstruction of the bronchus or poor respiratory effort
• Bronchiectasis


  Abnormal widening bronchial tubes
• Bronchiolitis


  Inflammation of bronchiolitis
• Bronchodilator


  Drug that causes widening of the bronchi, for example any of those taken by inhalation for the alleviation of asthma.

  An agent that opens bronchial tubes
• Bronchospasm


  Involuntary muscular contractions in the bronchial tubes leading to narrowing of the bronchi
• Cyanosis


  Abnormal condition of bluish coloration of the skin
• Dysphonia


  An abnormal voice or sound produced by speaking
• Epiglottis

  Thin piece of cartilage that covers the entrance to the voice box and windpipe when a person is swallowing
• Expectoration


  Coughing up of mucus or sputum from the throat and respiratory tract
• Pector/o

  Combining form = chest
• Hypercapnia

  Increased levels of carbon dioxide in the bloodstream
• Capn/o


  Carbon Dioxide
• Hypoxia

  Defininciey of oxygen in tissues
• Laryngeal


  Inflammation of larynx, voice box
• Lobectomy


  Removal of a lobe or a section of an organ such as the lung
• Orthopnea


  Breathing is only comfortable when a patient is in an upright position
• Pnea


  Breathing
• Pleural Effusion

  • Pleur/o- pleura, membranesurrounding the lungs

  • Effusion- escape of fluid from the blood vessels or lymphatics into a cavity

  • Collection of fluid in the pleural cavity
• Pneumothorax


  Presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity causing the lung to collapse
• Pulmonary


  Pertaining to the lungs
• Rhinoplasty


  Surgical repair of the nose
• Rhinorrhea


  Discharge of mucus from the nose
• Sinusitis


  Inflammation of paranasal sinuses
• Thoracotomy

  Incision of the chest
• Tonsillectomy

  Removal of tonsils
• Tracheal Stenosis

  Narrowing of the trachea
• Tracheotomy

  Incision of the trachea
• PFT


  Pulmonary function tests
• COPD

  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• CPAP

  Continuous positive airway pressure
• CPR

  Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
• CXR

  Chest radiography/xray
• DOE

  Dyspnea on exertion
• ICU


  Intensive care unit
• LLL

  Left lower lobe
• LUL

  Left upper lobe
• PE

  Pulmonary embolism
• RDS

  Respiratory distress syndrome
• RLL

  Right lower lobe
• SOB

  Shortness of breath