Diagnostic, symptomatic and related terms ch7 of med term
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- acidosis
- excessive acidity of body fluids, commonly associated with pulmonary insufficiency and the subsequent retention of CO2
- anosmia
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absence or decrese in the sense of smell
(temporary cond from upper resp infection or cond that causes intranasal swelling) - apnea
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temporary loss of breathing
(obstructive-enlarged tonsils and adnoids, central-failure of brain to transmit impulses for breathing, mixed) - sleep apnea
- one of several disorders in which breathing during sleep stops for more than 10 sec and usually more than 10X/hour, causing measurable blood deoxygenation
- asphyxia
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cond caused by insufficient intake of O2
(Causes: drowning, electrical shock, lodged foreign body in resp tract, inhalation of toxic smoke, and poisoning) - atelectasis
- collapsed or airless state of the lung, which may be acute or chronic and affect all or part of a lung (after surgery or fetal)
- Cheyne-Stokes respiration
- repeated breathing pattern characterized by fluctuation int he depth of respiration, first deeply, then shallow, then not at all
- compliance
- ease with which lung tissue can be strectched
- coryza
- head cold; URI (upper resp infection)
- croup
- common childhood cond involving inflammationof the larynx, trachea, bronchial passages,and lungs (barking cough); suffocative/difficult breathing; laryngeal spasm and formation of a membrane
- deviated nasal septum
- desplacement of cartilage dividing the nostrils
- epiglottitis
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sever, life-threatening infection of the epiglottis and supraglottic structures that occurs most commonly in children 2-12
(symp: fever, dysphagia, inspiratory stidor, and sever resp distress. intubation/tracheostomy may be req'd to open obstructed airway) - epitaxis
- nosebleed; nasal hemorrhage
- finger clubbing
- enlargement of the terminal phalanges of the fingers/toes commonly assoc with pulmonary disease
- hypoxemia
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deficiency of O2 in the blood AKA anoxemia
(sign of resp impairment) - hypoxia
- absence of deficiency of O2 in tissues AKA anoxia
- pertussis
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acute infectious dis characterized by a cough that has a whoop sound
AKA whooping cough
(immumization of infants - DPT vaccine is good prevention) - pleurisy
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inflammation of the plearal membrane char by stabbing pain intensified by coughing or deep breathing
AKA pleuritis - pneumoconiosis
- occupational dis caused by inhaling dust particles - coal dust(anthracosis), stone dust (chalicosis), iron (siderosis), asbestos(asbestosis)
- pulmonary edema
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accumulation of extravascular fluid in lung tissues and alveoli, caused by heart failure
(excessive fluid in lungs induces coughing and dyspnea) - pulmonary embolus
- mass of undissolved matter (bld clot, tiss, air bubbles, and bact) in the pulmonary arteries or its branches
- rale
- abn resp sound heard on auscultation, caused by exudates, spasms, hyperplasia, or when air enters moisture-filled alveoli AKA crackle
- rhonchus
- adventitious breath sound that resembles snoring, suggesting secretions in larger airways
- stidor
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high pitched, harsh, adventitous breath sound caused by a spasm or swelling of the larynx or an obstruction in the upper airway
(requires immediate intervention) - sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
- completely unexpected and unexplained death of an apparently normal and healthy infant, usually less than 12mo AKA crib death
- wheeze
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whishling or sighing sound on auscultation that results from narrowing of the lumen of the resp passageway
(asthma, croup, hay fever, obstructive emphysema, obstrucive resp cond)