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Respiration Disease
MEDOP 230- Pulmonology: Respiration Diseases
Term | Definition | Note |
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Apnea | Absence of spontaneous respiration due to respiratory failure or arrest. | •In infants, it may be due to an immature CNS. •In middle-aged adults, it may cause obstructive sleep apnea. |
Bradypnea | Abnormally slow rate of breathing due to brain damage or chemical imbalance in the blood. | |
Cough | Protective mechanism to forcefully expel things from the lungs. | •Expectoration is coughing up sputum. •Hemoptysis is coughing up sputum that contains blood |
Dyspnea | Abnormal, difficult, labored, or painful breathing | •Dyspnea on exertion occurs during activity in patients with lung disease. •Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea occurs when fluid builds up in the lungs at night while supine. |
Orthopnea | Difficulty breathing when lying supine; patient sleeps sitting up or semi-upright. | |
Tachypnea | Abnormally fast rate of breathing due to lung disease. |