What is the body system that transports life-sustaining oxygen through the blood to the organs and tissues of the body, expels carbon dioxide, filters airborne pollutants and microorganisms from the respiratory tract and regulates the PH levels in the body.
100
antibiotic
What is a drug that fights or prevents bacterial infections
200
CXR
What is chest x-ray
200
poly
What is many or much
200
osmia
What is smell
200
respiratory rate
What is the number of breaths that a person takes in a minute
200
antihistamine
What is a drug that blocks the effects of histamines which are chemicals in the body that produce symptoms of allergic reactions.
300
BP
What is blood pressure
300
dys
What is painful or difficult
300
-metry
What is the process of measuring
300
apnea
What is temporary interruption of breathing
300
drug that looses mucus
What is mucolytic
400
COPD
What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
400
tachy
What is fast
400
-emia
What is blood condition
400
aspiration
What is drawing in of a foreign body, fluid, food through the nose, throat, or lungs during inspiration
400
Heimlich maneuver
What is lifesaving technique in which an obstructed airway is cleared by exerting pressure on the diaphragm.
500
ABGs
What is arterial blood gases
500
hyper
What is above, above normal, excessive
500
capnia
What is carbon dioxide
500
pneumonia
What is the inflammation of the lungs caused by a bacterium, virus, fungus, or chemical irritant.
500
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
What is emergency lifesaving treatment given to a person whose breathing or heartbeat has stopped.