What do I stand for ?
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Kills bacteria causing respiratory infections.
Antibiotic
A hereditary conditions causing the exocrine glands to malfunction. The patient produces thick mucus that causes severe congestion within the lungs and digestive system.
Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
-ptysis
Spitting
What is hyperventilation?
To breath both too fast and too deep
ABG
Arterial Blood Gas
Blocks the effects of histamine that has been released by the body during an allergy attack
Antihistamine
Bronchogenic Carcinoma
Malignant tumor originating in the bronchi.
atel/o
incomplete
What is patent?
Open or unblocked, such as a patent airway
TPR
Temperature, pulse, and respiration
What does Corticosteroids do ?
Reduces inflammation and swelling in the respiratory tract.
Inflammatory condition of the lung that can be caused by bacterial and viral infections, diseases, and chemicals.
Pneumonia
Pleurodynia
Pleural pain
What is phlegm?
Thick mucus secreted by the membranes that line the respiratory tract.
TLC
Improves the ability to cough up mucus from the respiratory tract
Expectorant
Empyema
Pus within the pleural space usually associated with a bacterial infection. Also called pyothorax
Bronchospasm
Involuntary muscle spasm of bronchus
What is the pleural rub?
A grating sound made when the two layers of the pleura rub together during respiration.
TV
What does Mucolytic do?
Legionnaire's Disease
Severe often fatal bacterial infection characterized by pneumonia and liver and kidney damage.
Eupnea
Regular/normal breathing
What is rales?
An abnormal crackling sound made during inspiration.