Pulmonary syetem terms

ARDS (Acute respiratory distress syndrome)

Pulmonary edema that can rapidly lead to death

Bronchiiolitis

inflammation of the bronchioles

Bronchoscope

instruments used to examine the bronchi

Carina

A projection of the lowest tracheal cartilage where the trachrea separates into two bronchi. Used as a landmark for endoscopy. The Carina is the most sensitive area of the trachea and larynx for triggering a cough reflex

Chronic Obstructube Pulmonary Disease COPD

Any group of chronic, progressive, and debilitating respiratory diseases

Dyspnea

difficulty breathing

Endotracheal tube

a tube places through the mouth into the trachea to help a patient breathe

Hemothorax

presence of blood in the pleural space

hypernea

abnormally rapid or deep breathing

lobectomy

surgical incision of a lobe of the lung

Orthopnea

difficulty breathing unless upring or in a straight position

pneumothorax

collection of air in the chest or pleural cavity

Rales (crackles)

abnormal chest sounds heard when air enters small airways or alveoli contains fluid typically during respiration

rhinorrhea

discharge from the nose

rhonchus

rale or rattling sound in the throat or bronchial tube caused by obstructed or inflamed bronchi

tachypnea

fast or rapid breathing

thoracoscopy

examination of the pleural cavity through an endoscopy

thoracotomy

incision into the chest wall

Thoracentesis

remobal of fluid from the pleural cavity via surgical puncture; pleural tap

tuberculosis

a highly contagious, chronic bacterial infection usually affecting the lungs

Wheeze

whistling sound usually caused by air passageway obstruction, common in asthmatics