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Week 8 Vocab.
Term | Definition |
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apnea | cessation of breathing, especially during sleep |
atelectasis | a collapse of lung tissue affecting part or all of one lung |
bradypnea | respirations that are regular in rhythm but slower than normal in rate |
bronchoscopy | Examination of the bronchi through a bronchoscope |
crepitus | the discharge of flatus from the bowels. |
dyspnea | breathlessness or shortness of breath; labored or difficult breathing. |
epistaxis | hemorrhage from the nose |
eupnea | normal respiration |
exacerbation | any indication of disease perceived by the patient. |
hemoptysis | coughing up of blood or bloody sputum from the lungs or airway |
laryngectomy | partial or complete surgical removal of the larynx, |
laryngitis | inflammation of the larynx |
laryngoscopy | procedure used to view the inside of the larynx (the voice box). |
pharyngitis | Inflammation of the pharynx |
pneumonectomy | Inflammation of the lungs, usually due to infection with bacteria, viruses, or other pathogenic organisms |
pneumonitis | Inflammation of the lungs usually due to hypersensitivity, radiation exposure, aspiration, or viral infection |
pulmonologist | Respirologist |
rhinitis | Inflammation or irritation of the nasal passages, resulting in runny nose, nasal congestion, and/or postnatal drainage |
rhinoplasty | Plastic surgery of the nose |
tachypnea | Abnormally rapid breathing |
thoracentesis | Insertion of a needle through the chest wall and into a pleural space, usually to remove fluid for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes |
tracheitis | Inflammation of the trachea |
tracheostomy | The surgical opening of the trachea to provide and secure an open airway |
RLE | Right lower extremity |
RLL | Right lower lobe |
RLQ | Right lower quadrant |
ROM | Range of motion |
R; rt. | Right |
R/T | Related to |
RTO | Return to office |
RUQ | Right upper quadrant |
Rx | Prescription |
ลก | Without |
SOB | Shortness of breath |
SR | Side rail |
S/S | Signs and symptoms |
surg | Surgery |