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| thoaracic, pleural,pericardal,abdominal,pelvic |
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| centtral part of thoracic cavaity contains heart, esphorgus, trachea |
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| to remove fluid from a cavity e.g. thoracentesis; pleurocentesis; abdominocentesis; amniocentesis |
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| thoracic cavity, bronchal tree, and lungs |
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| divids the upper and lower respitory tract |
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| connects the larynx to bronchi |
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| support the treachea so it doesnt collapse |
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| sentive spot of the trachea |
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| picks up o2 and returns oxygenated blood |
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| your resptory rate is based of this and the brain stem |
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| is the exchange of gases between the air in the alveoli and the blood in the respitory capillaires |
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| is the exchange of gases in the capillary blood and the tissue fluid |
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| acute viral infection in children with obstruction of the larynx |
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| acute bacterial infection (Corynebacterium) of the throat and upper respiratory tract |
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| Pertussis (whooping cough) |
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| bacterial infection (Bordetella pertussis) of the larynx, pharynx, and trachea; causes paroxysmal spasms of coughing |
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| given for these 3 diseases |
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| Obstructive pulmonary disease |
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| obstructing the normal flow of gases through the lungs. After exhalation, the tubes of the airway do not spring back open because the elastic tissue is destroyed. |
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| increase in collagen that makes the lungs less elastic, often results from occupational exposure to silicon |
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| general term for a buildup of fluid in the lung, often as a response to bacterial or viral infection |
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| infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis results in lung swelling; symptoms include cough, weight loss, hemoptysis, and night sweats |
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| hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveoli walls |
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| malignant tumor of the lungs and bronchi |
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| Constrictive pulmonary diseases |
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| the airways have been narrowed in some way |
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| chronic inflammatory disorder due to bronchial edema and constriction, and increased mucous production |
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| inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the bronchi; acute-caused by viruses, chronic-by smoking |
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| is a genetic disorder that results from a defective gene that controls the consistency of mucus in the lungs; thick mucus traps bacteria and slows airflow through the bronchial tree |
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| chronic dilation of the bronchus secondary to infection |
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| air between the lung and the chest wall |
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| medical word that is taken from two Greek terms. Their meaning is "incomplete expansion." |
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| occurs when the pharynx collapses during sleep leading to an absence of breathing |
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| a blood clot (emboli), fat clot, or air carried in blood to the pulmonary artery where it blocks the artery |
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| placement of a tube through the mouth into the pharynx, larynx, and trachea to establish an airway |
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| placement of a tube through the mouth into the pharynx, larynx, and trachea to establish an airway |
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| surgical puncture to remove fluid from the pleural space |
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| measures air taken in and out of the lungs |
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