Illnesses
Chronic inflammatory disease of the bronchial tubes
Bronchitis
what is used to measure oxygen saturation
pulse oximeter
The term for abnormally slow rate of breathing
Bradypnea
Medical term for voice box...
Larynx
True or False: Your right lung is smaller than your left lung
False
Chronic allergic disorder characterized by severe breathing difficulty, coughing and wheezing is known as...
Asthma
Treatments for sleep apnea
Weight loss, abstaining from smoking and drinking alcohol, or an oral mouthpiece (CPAP)
A potential serious disorder that is characterized by breathing repeatedly stopping and starting in sleep
Sleep Apnea
Body structure that is responsible for keeping food and liquid out the airways
Epiglottis
Croup is characterized by what?
A barking cough
Collection of air in the pleural cavity
Pneumothorax
A medication that is inhaled that opens th passages into the lungs
Bronchodilators
Known as difficult and labored breathing
dyspnea
Tiny sacs responsible for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
Aveoli
What is the number one cause of COPD
Smoking
Accumulation of blood in the pleural space
Hemothorax
How do you prevent lung disease? (non genetic)
Not smoking, Avoiding second hand smoke as much as possible, Staying away from asbestos
Amazing good breathing
Eupnea
the windpipe is also known as...
Trachea
Epistaxis
Define Emphesema
The progressive loss of lung function that is commonly attributed to long-term smoking.
What is the skin test used to determined tuberculosis?
Mantoux test
Increased rate of breathing (More than 20 breaths per minute)
Tachypnea
Dome shaped muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities
Diaphragm
The sudden spasmodic closure of the larynx is known as..
Laryngospasm