Cardiovascular Respiratory Vital Signs with Abbreves
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| show | temperature: afebrile/elevated=fever/low=hypothermia around 37C-normal; above 37-slight; above 38-moderate; above 39-severe; above 40-dangerous; above 41-fatal
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| show | pulse: volume - weak/normal/bounding or strong; rate - #bpm; rhythm - regular/irregular
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| BP | show 🗑
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| Ht | show 🗑
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| Wt | show 🗑
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| COPD | show 🗑
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| COLD | show 🗑
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| show | Respiratory Technologist
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| show | Registered Respiratory Care Practitioner
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| Tb | show 🗑
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| show | deep breathing and coughing
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| show | arterial blood gases
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| show | body mass index
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| show | coronary care unit
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| ICU | show 🗑
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| CSM | show 🗑
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| show | cerebrovascular accident
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| SPD | show 🗑
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| PFT | show 🗑
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| PVA | show 🗑
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| show | as required
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| qid, q.i.d. | show 🗑
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| show | daily, once per day
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| bid, b.i.d. | show 🗑
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| show | every 8, 12, 4 hours
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| eupnea | show 🗑
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| orthopnea | show 🗑
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| dyspnea | show 🗑
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| essential (primary) hypertension | show 🗑
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| show | associated with disease
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| show | consistently under 100/60; caused by heart failure, depression, shock
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| hypertension | show 🗑
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| show | multiply by 1.8 and add 32
subtract 32 and divide by 1.8
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| show | deep vein thrombosis
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| show | premature ventricular contraction
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| show | heart failure
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| show | premature atrial contraction
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| show | coronary artery disease
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| SA | show 🗑
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| show | dyspnea on exertion
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| AAA | show 🗑
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| show | bundle-branch block
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| VT | show 🗑
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| show | angiotensin-converting enzyme
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| show | myocardial infarct; heart attack; heart damage(tissue death)caused by O2 deficiency; CAD often the cause
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| show | echocardiogram, graph, graphy
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| show | coronary heart disease
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| CHF | show 🗑
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| show | electrocardiogram, graph, graphy
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| show | cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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| CC | show 🗑
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| show | magnetic resonance angiogram, graph, graphy
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| show | hardening of the arteries reducing blood flow
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| show | buildup and hardening of fatty plaque on arterial walls
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| crash cart | show 🗑
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| CVA | show 🗑
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| hypertension | show 🗑
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| systolic pressure | show 🗑
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| diastolic pressure | show 🗑
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| CHF | show 🗑
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| arrhythmia | show 🗑
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| atrial fibrillation | show 🗑
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| pneumonia | show 🗑
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| show | disease affecting air passages of lungs, wheezing and shortness of breath
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| emphysema | show 🗑
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| show | chronic obstructive pulmonary/lung disease; any chronic lung condition where the flow of expired air is slowed
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| show | loss of a large (500cc/adult) amount of blood
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| show | insufficient oxygen in blood or tissue
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| postural drainage | show 🗑
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| show | using cupped hands to gently but firmly strike affected regions of the chest to move secretions
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| show | rapid movements of flattened hands over the client's chest to move secretions
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| crackles/crepitation | show 🗑
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| show | 'musically pitched' lung sounds produced by air passing through narrowed bronchi, heard on auscultation
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| show | arterial blood oxygen saturation; normal is 95%; sensor on Pt finger usually
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| thoracocentesis or pleural tap | show 🗑
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| show | sustained maximal inspiration device; used after surgery to encourage deep breathing exercises; assess efficacy of breathing
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| inhalation therapy | show 🗑
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| oxygen therapy | show 🗑
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| tracheostomy | show 🗑
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| tracheotomy | show 🗑
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| suctioning | show 🗑
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| oropharyngeal suctioning (tube) | show 🗑
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| nasopharyngeal suctioning (tube) | show 🗑
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| show | catheter suctions lower trachea and bronchi
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| show | catheter suctions through the artifical airway (tracheostomy)
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| PVA | show 🗑
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| show | 'step down' from intensive care; client is fitted with a telemetry monitor which allows for ongoing assessment of cardiac function without confining client to bed.
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| pacemaker | show 🗑
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| show | extremely slow heartbeat; below 60.
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| show | lack of, not, breathing
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| rales | show 🗑
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| Cheyne-Stokes | show 🗑
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| show | without known cause
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| tachypnea | show 🗑
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| show | without elevated temp
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| sublingual | show 🗑
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| bradypnea | show 🗑
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| show | albumin, protein
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| show | blood, lymph vessel
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| aort/o | show 🗑
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| show | artery
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| arteriol/o | show 🗑
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| ather/o | show 🗑
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| show | atrium
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| bilirubin/o | show 🗑
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| show | heart
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| show | coronary, crown
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| show | sound
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| electr/o | show 🗑
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| show | plug, embolus
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| erythr/o | show 🗑
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| fibrill/o | show 🗑
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| show | fibrin, threads of a clot
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| show | blood
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| show | blood vessel
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| hemat/o | show 🗑
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| isch/o | show 🗑
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| show | white
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| show | fat
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| show | fat
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| show | large
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| my/o | show 🗑
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| show | eating, swallowing
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| show | vein
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| show | network
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| show | hardening
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| show | serum
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| show | septum; wall or barrier
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| show | seven
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| septic/o | show 🗑
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| show | narrowing
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| show | pulse
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| show | clot, thrombus
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| show | valve
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| show | valve
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| show | blood, lymph vessel
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| vascul/o | show 🗑
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| show | vein
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| ventricul/o | show 🗑
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| show | capillary
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| ven/o | show 🗑
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| con- stringere constriction | show 🗑
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| dilatare | show 🗑
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| show | warmth of infected tissues compared to surrounding uninfected tissues
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| show | without, not, less than
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| brady- | show 🗑
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| show | outside
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| show | through
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| show | before, in behalf of
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| show | across
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| show | against
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| show | upper
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| show | within
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| peri- | show 🗑
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| tachy- | show 🗑
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| show | cell
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| -emia | show 🗑
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| show | record
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| -graphy | show 🗑
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| show | tumour
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| -phage | show 🗑
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| show | stopping, controlling
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| -crasia | show 🗑
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| show | mixture
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| -desis | show 🗑
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| show | instrument to record
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| -itis | show 🗑
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| show | deficiency of
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| -spasm | show 🗑
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| show | narrowing, stricture
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| show | maintaining a stable internal environment
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| show | air sac; alveolus
alveolar
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| show | adenoid
adenoidectomy
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| show | incomplete; imperfect
atelectasis - incomplete expansion of the lung (collapsed lung, airless lung)
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| show | black
anthracosis - abnormal condition of coal dust in the lung
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| bronch/o, bronchi/o | show 🗑
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| show | bronchioles
bronchiolitis
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| show | blue
cyanosis
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| coni/o | show 🗑
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| hem/o | show 🗑
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| show | larynx, voice box
laryngitis
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| lob/o | show 🗑
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| show | nose
nasal
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| show | mouth
oral
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| show | oxygen
oximeter
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| show | quick, sharp or oxygen
oxygeusia - abnormally keen sense of taste
oxyrhine - having a sharp pointed nose or an acute sense of smell
oxygenase - enzyme that enables organism to use atmospheric oxygen in respiration
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| olfact/o | show 🗑
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| show | straight, correct, normal, in proper order
orthopnea - labored breathing while lying flat, improves when sitting or standing
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| show | pharynx; throat
pharyngocele - hernia through the pharangeal wall
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| pector/o | show 🗑
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| show | lungs, air
pneumothorax - air in chest
pneumonopathy - any diseased condition of the lung
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| pulm/o, pulmon/o | show 🗑
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| show | pleura; side of body; rib
pleuracotomy - incision into the pleura through the chest wall
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| show | diaphragm; mind
phrenodynia - pain in the diaphragm
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| show | sound, voice
phonocardiogram
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| rhin/o | show 🗑
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| steth/o | show 🗑
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| sphygm/o | show 🗑
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| show | sinus, cavity
sinusitis
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| sept/o | show 🗑
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| show | breathing, breath
spirometer
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| tonsill/o | show 🗑
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| show | trachea; windpipe
tracheostomy
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| thorac/o | show 🗑
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| show | epiglottis
epiglottitis
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| show | without, not, absence of
anoxia
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| show | slow
bradycardia
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| show | bad; painful; difficult
dyspnea
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| eu- | show 🗑
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| tachy- | show 🗑
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| -capnia | show 🗑
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| -meter | show 🗑
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| -pnea | show 🗑
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| show | voice
dysphonia
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| show | sudden involuntary contraction; twitching
bronchospasm - as in asthma
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| -ectasis | show 🗑
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| show | smell
anosmia
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| show | paralysis, stroke
laryngoplegia - paralysis of vocal cords and larynx
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| show | spitting
hemoptysis - spitting up blood
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| show | pleural cavity, chest
pneumothorax - air in chest (pleural cavity)
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| ABG(S) | show 🗑
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| show | acute respiratory distress syndrome
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| COPD | show 🗑
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| FEV | show 🗑
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| show | partial pressure of carbon dioxide
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| show | pulmonary function test
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| pH | show 🗑
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| PO2 | show 🗑
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| show | respiratory distress
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| SIDS/SUDS | show 🗑
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| show | upper respiratory infection
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| VC | show 🗑
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| show | history
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| AFB | show 🗑
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| show | anteroposterior
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| CO2 | show 🗑
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| show | chest x-ray, chest radiograph
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| FVC | show 🗑
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| show | hyaline membrane disease
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| IPPB | show 🗑
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| IRDS | show 🗑
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| show | nebulized mist treatments
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| O2 | show 🗑
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| PA | show 🗑
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| show | pneumocystic carinii peneumonia
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| PND | show 🗑
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| show | respiratory distress syndrome
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| SaO2 | show 🗑
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| show | shortness of breath
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| T & A | show 🗑
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| TB | show 🗑
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| atelectasis | show 🗑
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| bronchiectasis | show 🗑
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| Cheyne-Stokes respirations | show 🗑
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| show | the ease with which lung tissue can be stretched
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| Cystic Fibrosis | show 🗑
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| epistaxis | show 🗑
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| hemoptysis | show 🗑
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| show | blood in the chest cavity
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| show | body substances that dilate blood vessels, causing swelling and inflammation in nasal passages
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| show | condition of increased amount of CO2 in blood
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| show | space between the right and left lung, which contains the heart, aorta, esophagus, and the bronchi
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| show | throat above the soft palate, behind the nose
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| show | abnormal condition of dust in the lungs
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| sputum | show 🗑
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| tonsillotome | show 🗑
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| surfactant | show 🗑
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| show | max amount of air that can be expelled after max inspiration
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| Tidal Volume TV | show 🗑
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| -lysis | show 🗑
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