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• APNEA

  the inability to breathe or exhale  Sesation

  (inability to breathe)

  Enlarged tonsils may create an obstruction.  Reason for cardiovascular disease due to the lack of oxygen coming  Snoring
• DYSPNEA

  Difficulty breathing, usually caused by a respiratory disease or cardiac disorder
• EPISTAXIS

  Also called “NoseBleed” and “rhinorrhagia”
• HEMOPTYSIS - Coughing up and spitting out blood
• HEMATEMESIS  Vomiting of the blood
• HEMOTHORAX  When blood pools within the pleural cavity surrounding the lungs
• Thoracentesis → general site was in the level of T7
• HYPERCAPNIA

   Abnormal deep breathing, such as found in emphysema patients or abnormally rapid breathing

   commonly called “Hyperventilation
• HYPOXEMIA  Abnormally low levels of oxygen in the blood\  Can lead to Cyanosis
• HYPOXIA  When abnormally low levels of oxygen are found throughout the body (tissue, body cell)  Can lead to “Necrosis”= cell death
• SPUTUM  The expectorant that is coughed up from the lungs  may contain mucus, inhaled particles, pus, or blood
• ASPHYXIA  The absence of respiratory ventilation or “suffocation”
• ASTHMA  Is usually regarded as an inflammatory response to an allergic substance by the lungs

   Characterized by narrowing of the bronchioles and formation of mucous plugs
• BRONCHITIS  Inflammation of the bronchi, often associated with a respiratory tract infection  Inflammation of the lungs
• BRONCHIECTASIS  caused by infection in bronchi that leads to thickening of its wall
• CORYZA

  common cold accompanied by “a runny nose”.
• CROUP

  A viral infectious disease obstructing the larynx and producing a coarse, barking cough in infants and young children. Involves a narrowing of the upper trachea… the “steeple sign
• PERTUSSIS A similar infection affecting the larynx, trachea, and bronchi is found in all ages, and is commonly called “whooping cough”
• EMPHYSEMA  The alveolar walls deteriorate (narrowing) and lose elasticity  Often the result of smoking
• PLEURITIS

  Inflammation of the pleural membranes, also called “Pleurisy”
• PNEUMONIA  Inflammation of the soft lung tissue that results in the formation of fluid or air within the alveoli
• This interferences with the exchanges of gasses- Pneumonia
• ASPIRATION

  Using sunction to remove fluid, air, or foreign bodies
• NEBULIZER

  A nonconstructed word derived from the Latin word for “Fog”
• OXIMETRY  A procedure that measures oxygen levels in the blood.
• Pulse oximeter - provides this information via noninvasive contact with a finger
• It uses an instrument called an “oximeter”
• Septoplasty- - is surgery to repair a deviation of the nasal septum to improve breathing
• THORACENTESIS  Also called “pleurocentesis”

   It is the surgical puncture into the thoracic cavity using a needle and syringe

   It is done to aspirate fluid for diagnosis or treatment
• THORACOTOMY

  this is a surgical incision into the chest wall Creating this opening allows for the insertion of a drainage or air tube
• TRACHEOTOMY

  Part of the tracheostomy procedure, it is an incision made into the trachea, so a breathing tube can be inserted
• VENTILATOR  device that provides breathing assistance by pushing air into the patient’s airway
• ABG - ARTERIAL BLOOD GASSES  A clinical test to identify the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in arterial bloo
• COPD - CHRONIC PULMONARY DISEASE  A general term for pulmonary disease that obstruct the flow of air into and from the lungs
• Copd BABE:  Bronchitis, Asthma, Bronchiectasis, Emphysem
• CF - CYSTIC FIBROSIS

  There is excess mucus production in the respiratory tract, which thickens and blocks air flow

  common in infant
• RDS - RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME

  Atelectasis - the collapse of the alveoli in the lungs

  There are both newborn and adult forms of the disease
• PULMONARY EMBOLISM

  A blood clot that blocks pulmonary circulation

  It may be a complication of an injury or surgery elsewhere in the body
• SARS 1 - SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME

  A several, rapid-onset viral infection that causes lung inflammation, alveolar damage, and lung collapse
• TB - TUBERCULOSIS

   An infection of the lungs caused by a specific bacteria “mycobacterium TB