commonly known as the throat; common passageway for air and food
What is the pharynx?
100
a respiratory disorder usually caused by a sensitivity to an allergen such as dust, pollen, an animal, medications or a type of food
What is asthma?
100
Used for patients known or suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by airborne droplet nuclei, where the droplets contain microorganisms and remain suspended in the air
What is airborne precautions?
100
an inflammation of the pleura, or membranes, of the lungs
What is pleurisy?
200
when brain cells die, irreversible after 6 – 10 minutes
What is biological death?
200
commonly known as the voice box; triangular chamber below the pharynx
What is the larynx?
200
an inflammation of the bronchi and bronchial tubes
What is bronchitis?
200
Must be followed for a patient known or suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by large droplets expelled during coughing, sneezing, talking or laughing
What is droplet precautions?
200
occurs when a communicable disease spreads rapidly from person to person and affects a large number of people at the same time
What is epidemic?
300
amount of air left in lungs that cannot be voluntarily expelled
What is residual volume?
300
Lower end of trachea;similar to trachea with ciliated mucous membrane and hyaline cartilage
What is bronchi?
300
a noninfectious, chronic respiratory condition that occurs when the walls of the alveoli deteriorate and lose their elasticity.
What is emphysema?
300
Must be followed for any patients known or suspected to be infected with epidemiologically microorganisms that can be transmitted by either direct or indirect contact
What is contact precautions?
300
device that measures lung capacity
What is spirometer?
400
amount of air that moves in and out of lungs with each breath
What is tidal volume?
400
Composed of a single layer of epithelial tissue; oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange takes place here
What is the alveoli?
400
Pneumonia- an inflammation or infection of the lungs characterized by exudate ( a buildup of fluid) in the alveoli.
What is pneumonia?
400
Used to protect patients from organisms present in the environment
What is reverse isolation precautions?
400
Large dome-shaped muscle that contracts rhythmically, continually, and most of the time, involuntarily
What is the diaphragm?
500
caused by a pathogenic organism that can be easily transmitted to others
What is communicable disease?
500
Fill thoracic cavity;Separated by mediastinum and heart
What is the lungs?
500
an inflammation of the nasal mucous membrane, resulting in a runny nose, watery eyes, sneezing, soreness and congestion.
What is rhinitis?
500
methods or techniques of caring for patients who have communicable diseases
What is transmission-based isolation precautions?
500
Cavities in the skull, ducts connect them to the nasal cavity, lined with mucous membranes to warm and moisten air