More Clinical Mainifestion Terms
This term is the high-pitched, musical, squeaking adventitious lung sound.
What is wheeze?
This term refers to the windpipe.
What is the Trachea?
This term is a chronic allergic disorder characterized by episodes of severe breathing difficulty, coughing, and wheezing.
What is Asthma?
This term consists of the nose, pharynx, larynx.
What is the upper respiratory tract?
This term is often referred to as the flu virus.
What is Influenza?
This term is air that has been contaminated by tobacco smoke.
What is second-hand smoke?
This term is the membrane surrounding the lungs.
What is the pleura?
This term is an acute respiratory syndrome in children and infants characterized by obstruction of the larynx, hoarseness, and a barking cough.
What is croup?
These are chemical substances that contribute to anaphylaxis; released by the immune system in allergic reactions.
What are Leukotrienes?
This term is infection acquired in the community, not in a hospital.
What is community acquired infection?
This term is the rattling noise of mucous in the lungs.
What is Rhonchi?
This term is the throat; passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the larynx.
What is the Pharynx?
This term is having a hypersensitivity to a substance that does not normally cause a reaction.
What is allergies?
This term consists of the larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs.
What is lower respiratory tract?
This term is an infection acquired within a healthcare setting during the delivery of medical care.
What is Healthcare-associated infection (HAI)?
This term is the thickening of fibrous tissue of the lung.
What is Fibrosis, pulmonary?
This term is the system that brings oxygen into the body. Gets rid of carbon dioxide.
What is the respiratory system?
This term is a sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep, often at inopportune times.
What is Narcolepsy?
This term is the the ring-shaped cartilage of the larynx.
What is the cricoid?
This term is a virus that causes an infection of the lungs and breathing passages; can lead to other serious illnesses that affect the lungs or heart, such as bronchiolitis and pneumonia. RSV is highly contagious and spread through droplets.
What is Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)?
This term is smoke that lingers in cars, homes, furniture and clothes.
What is third-hand smoke?
This term is the voice box; passageway for air moving from pharynx to trachea; contains vocal cords.
What is the Larynx?
This term refers to having fluid in the pleural cavity.
What is Pulmonary Effusion?
These are cells that release chemicals (such as histamine) that promote inflammation.
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What are mast cells?
This term refers to inflammation of the lungs.
What is pneumonia?