Respiratory System- Chapter 12: D, E, & F

excessive carbon dioxide in the blood: hyper_

hypercapnia

breathing is easiest or possible only in an upright position: _pnea

orthopnea

difficult breathing: _pnea

dyspnea

condition of blueness of skin: _osis

cyanosis

spitting up blood: hemo_

hemoptysis

deficiency of oxygen: hyp_

hypoxia

condition of pus in the pleural cavity: pyo_ or em_

pyothorax; empyema

hoarseness; voice impairment: dys_

dysphonia

blood in the pleural cavity: hemo_

hemothorax

nosebleed: epi_

epistaxis

rales (crackles)

fine crackling sounds heard during

inhalation when there is fluid in

the alveoli

auscultation

listening to sounds within the body

sputum

material expelled from the

respiratory tract by deep coughing

and spitting

percussion

tapping on the surface to

determine the underlying structure

rhonchi

loud rumbling sounds on

auscultation of chest; bronchi

obstructed by sputum

pleural rub

scratching sound produced by

pleural surfaces rubbing against

each other (caused by

inflammation or tumor cells)

purulent

pus-filled

paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

sudden attack of difficult breathing

associated with lying down at night

(caused by congestive heart failure

and pulmonary edema as the lungs

fill with fluid)

hydrothorax

fluid in the pleural cavity

pulmonary infarction

area of dead tissue in the lung

stridor

strained, high-pitched inspirational

sound

wheeze

continuous high-pitched whistling

sound produced during breathing

when air is forced through a

narrow space; heard in asthma

acute infectious disease of the throat caused by Corynebacterium _

diphtheria

acute respiratory syndrome in children and infants that is marked by obstruction of the larynx

and stridor ___

croup

hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls

emphysema

inflammation of tubes that lead from the trachea, over a long period of time

chronic bronchitis

chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by airway obstruction _

asthma

lung or a portion of a lung is collapsed ___

atelectasis

malignant neoplasm originating in a lung or bronchus ___

lung cancer

whooping cough _

pertussis

a collection of fluid or other material within the lung as seen on chest film, CT scan, or other

radiologic study ___

infiltrate

inherited disease of exocrine glands; mucous secretions lead to airway obstruction

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cystic fibrosis

type of pneumoconiosis; dust particles are inhaled ___

asbestosis

inflammatory disease in which small nodules form in lungs and lymph nodes ___

sarcoidosis