Abbreviations
CXR
Chest xray
A serious sleep disorder (general term)
Sleep Apnea or Apnea
A device used to measure the oxygen level of the blood.
Pulse oximeter
A respiratory condition marked by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing.
Asthma
Surgical removal of all or part of a lung
Pneumonectomy
SIDS
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Difficult or labored breathing; shortness of breath.
Dyspnea
Placement of a flexible plastic tube into the trachea to maintain an open airway.
Intubation
Type of COPD involving damage to the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs
Emphysema
Contraction of the smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles
Bronchospasm
PE
Pulmonary Embolism
Abnormally slow breathing rate
Bradypnea
Breathing machine; helps get oxygen into the lungs of a patient and removes carbon dioxide
Ventilator
Infectious bacterial disease characterized by growth of nodules ( tubercles) in the tissues, especially the lungs
Tuberculosis
accumulation of air in the pleural space
Pneumothorax
AMA
Against Medical Advice
Rapid breathing
tachypnea
Device used to administer medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs.
Nebulizer
Inflammation of the tubes that carry air to and from the lungs
Bronchitis
Excessive discharge of mucus from the bronchi
Bronchorrhea
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Condition of deficient supply of oxygen to the body that arises from abnormal breathing (choking)
Asphyxiation
Used to assess how well your lungs work by measuring how much air you inhale, and how much you exhale
Spirometer
Collection of pus in the pleural cavity (usually associated with pneumonia)
Empyema
Coughing up bloodstained sputum is known as
Hemoptysis