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| paroxysmal dyspnea accompanied by wheezing, caused by a spasm of the bronchial tubes or by swelling of their mucous membranes. |
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| incomplete expansion of a lung or a portion of it; airlessness or collapse of a lung that had once been expanded |
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| chronic dilation of a bronchus or the bronchi accompanied by a secondary infection that usually involves that lower part of the lung |
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| Diaphragm (may also mean mind, but for our purposes in this chapter, diaphragm) |
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| (also known as chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD) disease process that decreases the lungs' ability to perform their ventilatory function, which can result in chronic bronchitis, emphysema, chronic asthma, or chronic bronchiolitis |
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| chronic pulmonary disease characterized by an increase in the size of the alveoli and by destructive changes in their walls, resulting in difficulty in breathing |
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| inflammation of the pleura, characterized by a sharp pain on inspiration |
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| respiratory condition caused by inhalation of dust particles, often seen in miners and stonecutting professionals |
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| lung (may also mean air, as in pneumothorax) |
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| infectious disease caused by bacterium mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is often chronic in nature, usually affects the lungs but may affect other parts of the body parts. |
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| eliminate or reduce swelling or congestion |
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| prevent or relief coughing |
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| used to treat cold and allergies |
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| agents that cause dilation of the bronchi, often used for asthma |
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| destroy or dissolve mucus and help open breathing passages |
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| surgical removal or all or part of the lung |
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| when a lobe of the lung is removed |
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| surgical puncture of the chest cavity to remove fluid |
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| Rales (also describe as crackles) |
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| when auscultating the lungs, a popping noise like blowing bubbles |
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| when auscultating the lungs, a frictional breathing sound like |
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| high - pitched crowing sound, usually involved in airway obstruction |
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| acute respiratory syndrome in infants and children (often diagnosed with soft tissue necks and CXRs) |
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| nosebleed, rupture of blood vessels in the nose causing hemorrhage |
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| coughing or spitting up blood, lung or bronchial hemorrhage resulting in the spitting of blood |
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| free air in the pleural cavity |
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