Prefixes
Prefix meaning "Rapid"
What is "Tachy-"?
Suffix meaning "Level of oxygen"
What is "-oxia"?
Root meaning "Pharynx"
What is "laryng/o?"
A disease characterized by dyspnea and wheezing caused by spasm of the bronchial tubes or swelling of their mucous membranes
What is asthma?
TB
What is tuberculosis?
Prefix meaning abnormal, difficult
What is "dys-"?
Suffix meaning "Breathing"
What is "-pnea"?
Root meaning "Nose"
What is "Nas/o"?
Inflammation of a bronchus
What is bronchitis?
RSV
What is respiratory syncytial virus?
Prefix meaning "increased, abnormally high"
What is "hyper-"?
Suffix meaning "Level of carbon dioxide"
What is "-Capnia"?
Root meaning "Diaphragm"
What is "Phren/o"?
Any group of a chronic, progressive, and debilitating respiratory diseases
What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
BS
What are breath sounds?
Prefix meaning "Grape like cluster, staphylococcus"
What is "Staphyl-"?
Suffix meaning "Voice"
What is "-phonia"?
Root meaning "Air;Gas"
What is "Pneum/o"?
An acute, infectious disease characterized by a cough ending in a whooping inspiration
Pertussis
PIP
What is peak inspiratory pressure?
Prefix meaning "yellow"
What is "xanth-"?
Suffix meaning "Inflammation"
Root for "Breathing"
What is "Spir/o"?
An inherited disease that affects the respiratory system, pancreas and sweat glands; characterized by mucus accumulation in the bronchi causing obstruction and leading to infection
What is cystic fibrosis?
TLC
What is tidal lung capacity?