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| Breath sounds that are not normally heard, such as crackles and rhonchi. |
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| Irreversible thickening of the subepitheleal basement membrane and proliferation of smooth muscle cells in size and number as the result of asthma. |
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| The effort or force needed to move oxygen through the trachea to the lungs. |
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| The condition in which the volume of air entering the alveoli during gas exchange is inadequate to meet the body's metabolic needs. |
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| Cessation of respiration lasting longer than 20 seconds. |
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| Sudden appearance of breathing difficulty (cough, wheeze, or breathlessness) often called an asthma attack. |
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| Incomplete expansion of the lungs at birth, or collapse of the lungs or a section of the lungs. |
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| Chronic rejection of transplanted lungs that is unresponsive to immunologic medication management. |
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| Ability of the lungs and chest wall to expand during inspiration and recoil with expiration; amount of distention or expansion the ventricles can achieve to increase stroke volume. |
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| Obstruction of pulmonary blood flow that leads to right ventricular hypertrophy and heart failure. |
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| Difficulty in swallowing. |
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| Muffled, hoarse, or absent voice sounds. |
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| Shortness of breath; difficulty in breathing. |
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| A collection of pus in the pleural space. |
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| Bronchospasm caused by hyperventilation of air that is cooler and dryer than the respiratory tree. |
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| A sound produced by the rapid release of air at the end of expiration in a newborn or infant. |
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| Coughing up blood from the respiratory tract. |
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| Greater than normal amounts of carbon dioxide in the blood. |
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| Lower than normal amounts of oxygen in the blood. |
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| Lower than normal amounts of oxygen in the tissues. |
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| Spasmodic vibrations of the larynx, which create sudden, violent, unpredictable, involuntary contractions of airway muscles. |
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| Patchy pink, pale, and cyanotic variations in skin color associated with hypoxia. |
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| Severe respiratory distress in which the chest falls and the abdomen rises on inspiration. |
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| Pauses in respiration lasting less than 20 seconds; a normal breathing pattern in infancy and childhood. |
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| A chemical lung injury and resulting inflammatory response. |
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| Condition that occurs when air enters the pleural space because of tears in the tracheobronchial tree, the esophagus, or the chest wall. |
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| A sleep study that simultaneously records the brain activity, eye movement, and respiration. |
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| The percentage of the population that has a condition at a specific point in time |
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| A transcutaneous assessment method to detect the amount of hemoglobin saturated with oxygen. |
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| When the arterial blood pressure during expiration exceeds the arterial pressure during inspiration by 10 mm Hg. |
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| Visible depression between the bones and cartilage of the chest during each inspiration when accessory muscles are used in the case of respiratory distress. |
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| An abnormal, high-pitched musical respiratory sound caused when air moves through a narrowed larynx or trachea. |
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| Air leakage in the tissue. |
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| A lipid-protein secreted in the lungs that lowers the surface tension of the alveoli. |
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| An elevated respiratory rate. |
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| The amount of air inhaled and exhaled during a normal breath. |
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| The creation of a surgical opening into the trachea through the anterior neck at the cricoid cartilage, often performed if long-term airway management is needed. |
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| A stimulus that initiates an asthmatic episode; a substance or condition, including exercise, infection, allergy, irritants, weather, or emotions. |
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| Tripod position sitting forward with arms on knees for support and extending the neck. |
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| The movement of oxygen into the lungs and carbon dioxide out of the lungs. |
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