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Diseases
Types of Breathing
Types of Testing
Anatomy of the Pulmonary System
100
ABG
What is Arterial Blood Gases
100
Lung disease characterized by by wheezing and shortness of breath
What is Asthma
100
difficulty breathing
What is Dyspnea
100
This test is used to analyze the acid/base balance of blood in chronic respiratory conditions
What is Arterial Blood Gases
100
This forms the bottom of the pleural cavity and also aids in respiration
What is The diaphram
200
COPD
What is Chronic Obsrtuctive Pulmonary disease
200
Lung disease characterized by large volumes of pulmonary secretions and air trapping
What is Bronchitis
200
normal breathing
What is Eupnea
200
This test is a noninvasive screening of blood gas status or oxygen saturation
What is Pulse Oximetry
200
The trachea divides into right and left of these
What is bronchi
300
PEF
What is Peak Expiratory flow
300
Disease of chronic airway obstruction in which air is trapped
What is Emphysema
300
rapid breathing
What is Tachypnea
300
This is a noninvasive test that measures the exhalation capacity of the lungs
What is Spriometry
300
These are located at the end of the bronchioles and are classified as clusters of air sacks
What is Alveoli
400
TB
What is Tuberculosis
400
Lung disease with lower respiratory inflammation of bonchioles and alveoli
What is Pneumonia
400
breathing while standing up or propped with pillows
What is Orthopnea
400
These cultures are obtained by a respiratory therapist to diagnose respiratory infections
What is Sputnum Test
400
The bronchi divide into smaller tube like structures called these
What is bronchioles
500
O2Sat
What is Oxygen Saturation
500
Upper respiratory viral infection that affects the lungs
What is Influenza
500
no breathing
What is Apnea
500
This is a tool for visualizing the bronchial tree and clearing mucous obstructions
What is Bronchoscopy
500
The two sides of the interior nose are sparated by this
What is septum