Respiratory short forms & terminology
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| show | tasteless,colourless,odorless gas produced by body cells during metabolic process.
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| show | Any hairlike structure. (ei. nose hair)
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| Diffuse | show 🗑
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| show | State which the regulatory mechanisms of the body maintain a constant internal environment.
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| Mucous Membrane | show 🗑
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| show | Symbol that indicates the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a substance.
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| Septum | show 🗑
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| Serous Membrane | show 🗑
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| show | nose
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| rhin/o | show 🗑
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| show | sinus,cavity
ex. sinus/o/tomy: incision of any of the sinuses.
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| show | incision
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| tonsill/o | show 🗑
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| show | pharynx(throat)
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| show | instrument for examining the pharynx.
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| -scope | show 🗑
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| show | epiglottis
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| show | inflammation
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| laryng/o | show 🗑
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| show | paralysis
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| show | trachea(windpipe)
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| bronchi/o | show 🗑
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| show | dilation,expansion
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| bronch/o | show 🗑
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| show | bronchiole
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| alveol/o | show 🗑
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| -ar | show 🗑
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| show | pleura
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| pneum/o | show 🗑
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| show | excision
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| show | air;lung
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| show | condition
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| pulmon/o | show 🗑
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| -logist | show 🗑
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| show | coal,coal dust
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| -osis | show 🗑
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| atel/o | show 🗑
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| coni/o | show 🗑
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| show | blue
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| lob/o | show 🗑
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| orth/o | show 🗑
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| show | breathing
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| show | oxygen
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| ox/o | show 🗑
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| -meter | show 🗑
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| hyp- | show 🗑
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| -emia | show 🗑
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| pector/o | show 🗑
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| show | pain
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| show | ex.steth/o/scope; instrument used for examining the chest.
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| thorac/o | show 🗑
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| -pathy | show 🗑
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| show | diaphragm;mind
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| show | involuntary contraction,twitching
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| spir/o | show 🗑
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| show | carbon dioxide (CO2)
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| show | smell
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| an- | show 🗑
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| -phonia | show 🗑
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| dys- | show 🗑
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| a- | show 🗑
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| -ptysis | show 🗑
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| -thorax | show 🗑
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| show | pus
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| brady- | show 🗑
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| eu- | show 🗑
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| show | rapid,fast
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| acidosis | show 🗑
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| show | absence of the sence of smell
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| apnea | show 🗑
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| show | condition caused by insufficient intake of oxygen.
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| astelectasis | show 🗑
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| show | incomplete;imperfect
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| show | Repeated breathing pattern characterized by fluctuation in the depth of respiration, first deeply, then shallow, then not at all.
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| compliance | show 🗑
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| show | Head cold; upper respiratory infection (URI)
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| show | Abnormal respiratory sound heard on auscultation, caused by exudates,spasms,hyperplasia, or when air enters moisture-full alveoli; also called rale.
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| show | Common childhood condition involving inflammation of the larynx, trachea, bronchial passages and, sometimes, lungs.
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| Deviated nasal septum | show 🗑
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| show | Severe, life-threatening infection of the epiglottis & supraglottis structures that occurs most commonly in children between 2 & 12 years of age.
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| Epistaxis | show 🗑
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| Finger clubbing | show 🗑
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| show | Deficiency of oxygen in the blood.
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| Hypoxia | show 🗑
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| show | Acute infectious disease characterized by a cough that has a "whoop" sound; also called whooping cough.
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| DPT | show 🗑
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| show | Inflammation of the pleural membrane characterized by a stabbing pain that is intensified by coughing or deep breathing; also called pleuritis.
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| Pneumoconiosis | show 🗑
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| show | Accumulation of extravascular fluid in lung tissues & alveoli, caused most commonly by heart failure.
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| show | Blockage in an artery of the lungs caused by a mass of undissolved matter (such as a blood clot,tissue,air bubbles,& bacteria).
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| Rhonchus | show 🗑
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| show | High-pitched,harsh, adventitious breath sound caused by a spasm or swelling of the larynx or an obstruction in the upper airway.
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| show | Completely unexpected & unexplained death of an apparently normal,healthy infant, usually less than 12months of age; also called crib death.
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| Wheeze | show 🗑
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| show | Intradermal test to determine tuberculin sensitivity based on a positive reaction where the are around the test site becomes red & swollen.(A positive mantoux test suggets a past or present exposure to TB or past TB vaccination)
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| Oximetry | show 🗑
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| Polysomnography | show 🗑
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| show | Multiple tests used to evaluate the ability of the lungs to take in & expel air as well as perform gas exchange across the alveolocapillary membrane.
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| poly- | show 🗑
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| somn/o | show 🗑
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| show | Measurment of ventilatory ability by assessing lung capacity & flow, including the time necessary for exhaling the total volume of inhaled air.
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| Bronchoscopy | show 🗑
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| show | Visual examination of the larynx to detect tumors,foreign bodies, nerve or structural injury, or other abnormalities.
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| show | Visual examination of the mediastinal structures including the heart,trachea,esophagus,bronchus,thymus, & lymph nodes.
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| show | Mediastinum
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| Arterial blood gas (ABG) | show 🗑
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| Sputum culture | show 🗑
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| show | Measurement of the amount of salt(sodium chloride) in sweat. used almost exclusively in children to confirm cystic fibrosis.
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| Throat culture | show 🗑
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| Radiography | show 🗑
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| Radi/o | show 🗑
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| Thoracic (chest) | show 🗑
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| Scan | show 🗑
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| Lung | show 🗑
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| Aerosol therapy | show 🗑
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| Lavage | show 🗑
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| show | Irrigation of the antrum(maxillary sinus) in chronic or nonresponsive sinusitis.
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| Postural drainage | show 🗑
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| Pleurectomy | show 🗑
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| Pneumectomy | show 🗑
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| show | Reconstructive surgery of the nose to correct deformities or for cosmetic purposes.
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| show | Surgical repair of a deviated nasal septum usually performed when the septum is encroaching on the breathing passages or nasal structures.
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| Thoracentesis | show 🗑
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| show | Surgical procedure in which an opening is made in the neck & into the trachea into which a breathing tube may be inserted.
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| show | Block histamines from binding with histamine receptor sites in tissue.
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| Antitussives | show 🗑
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| show | Stimulate bronchial muscles to relax,thereby expanding air passages, resulting in increased air flow.
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| show | Act on the immune system by blocking production of substances that trigger allergic & inflammatory actions.
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| show | Constrict blood vessels of nasal passages & limit blood flow,which causes swollen tissues to shrink so that air can pass more freely through the passageways.
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| Expectorants | show 🗑
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