Terms I should know
Medical term for "Short of Breath".
What is dyspnea.
An infection in one or both lungs caused by bacteria or a virus; causing inflammation, greenish mucus, fever, chills and chest pain.
What is pneumonia.
Placement for auscultation of lung sounds.
What is the upper and lower chest; the upper and lower back; and at the mid-axillary line.
Small sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs.
What are the alveoli.
What does DVT stand for?
What is deep vein thrombosis.
The medical term for a temporary stop in breathing.
What is apneic.
A respiratory condition caused by constricted or inflamed bronchi. An episode can be triggered by exertion, a pollutant or stress.
What is asthma.
The flat part of the stethoscope with a thin plastic drum-like covering.
What is the diaphragm.
The two large tubes connected to the trachea.
What are the bronchi.
Blockage or constriction of the bronchi that lead from the trachea to the lungs.
What is bronchoconstriction.
Anatomical term for the windpipe.
What is the trachea.
The build up of fluid in, or around, the lungs and the chest wall.
What is pulmonary edema.
Which way do the earpieces go in your ear canals?
What is pointed forward.
Muscles that line the rib cage and assist with breathing.
What are the intercostal muscles.
Possible terms used to describe an abdomen upon palpation.
What is distention, pulsing mass, guarding, tender, rigid.
Which of your lungs is larger and why.
What is the right lung. What is the heart needs room on the left side.
A viral infection causing inflammation in the upper airway; a common illness found in children that produces a barking cough.
What is Croup.
Examples of different lung sounds.
What are wheezes, crackles, stridor and ronchi.
True or False: The lungs, diaphragm, larynx and spleen are part of the respiratory system.
What is false.
Adequate respiratory rate for an adult.
What is 12 to 20 breaths per minute.
Signs and symptoms of respiratory distress.
What is short of breath, cyanosis, abnormal breathing sounds, tripod position, low 02 Sat rates, elevated shallow breaths.
What does COPD stand for?
What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
The medical term for normal breath sounds.
What are vesicular breath sounds.
Patients six rights when assisting with medication.
What is the right patient, the right time, the right medication, the right dose, the right route, the right documentation.
Route used when a medication is placed under the patients tongue and allowed to dissolve.
What is sublingual.