Vocab.
What is Anoxia?
An infectious disease that may affect almost all tissues of the body, especially the lungs
What is Tuberculosis?
Tachy-
What is Fast?
T or F - Pertussis is the inflammation of the pleura
What is FALSE
The visual examination of the larynx
What is laryngoscopy?
The Absence of Breathing
What is Apnea?
A serious disease that destroys lung tissue and causes breathing difficulties. Destruction of the alveoli
What is Emphysema?
brady-
What is Slow?
T or F - Hyperpnea means excessive breathing
What is TRUE?
The surgical puncture of the chest wall with a needle to obtain fluid from the pleural cavity
What is Thoracentesis?
Pathologic changes caused by a lack of oxygen in air that is inhaled
What is Asphyxia?
A chronic allergic disorder characterized by episodes of severe breathing difficulty, coughing, and wheezing.
What is Asthma?
-pnea
T or F - A bronchodilator is a medication that narrows the opening of the passages into the lungs
What is FALSE
A physician who studies and treats diseases of the lung
What is Pulmonologist?
Abnormal dilation of the bronchi with accumulation of mucus
What is Bronchiectasis?
A genetic disorder that is present at birth and affects both the respiratory and digestive systems.
What is Cystic Fibrosis?
laryng/o
What is Larynx?
T or F - Hemoptysis is bleeding in the chest cavity
What is FALSE?
The surgical removal of all or part of a lung
What is Pneumonectomy?
A medication that relaxes and expands the opening of the passages into the lungs
What is bronchodilator?
pattern of breathing characterized by a gradual increase of depth and sometimes rate to a maximum level, followed by a decrease, resulting in apnea
What is Cheyne-Stokes respiration?
Pneum/o
What is Lung, air
T or F - Pharyngitis is the inflammation of the voice box
Name as many diseases/infections of the Respiratory system. The most/first wins!
+1000