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| air tubes that branch off in the lungs |
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| microscopic tubes at the ends of the bronchial trees |
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| the muscle that causes the lungs to expand/contract |
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| the opening into the larynx |
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| cartilage of the glottis that closes when swallowing |
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| delivering oxygen to blood cells |
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| muscular chamber that receives incoming air and food (throat) |
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| pleura (visceral and parietal) |
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| the cavity between the two lung membranes |
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| the windpipe, extends from the larynx to the bronchi |
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| the process of breathing in and out |
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| airway narrowing - smooth muscle contraction |
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| coughing up blood from the lungs |
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| blood in the pleural cavity |
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| excessive CO2 in the blood |
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| excessive air movement in and out of lungs |
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| deficient CO2 in the blood |
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| breathing rhythm that fails to meet gas exchange demands |
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| deficient O2 levels in the blood |
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| deficient O2 in tissues throughout the body |
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| spasmodic closure of the glottis |
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| ability to breathe is limited to an upright position |
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| fluid discharge from the nose |
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| alveoli filled with fluid (soft lung tissue inflammation) |
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| cancer originating in the bronchi |
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| acute larynx obstruction in infants and young children |
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| enlarged alveoli and damaged respiratory membrane |
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| chronic larynx, trachea, and bronchi inflammation - chronic croup |
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| pharynx inflammation (sore throat) |
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| escape of fluid in to the pleural cavity during inflammation |
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| lung inflammation from inhaling fine particles (reduces alveolar "stretching") |
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| air/gas prescence in the pleural cavity |
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| fluid accumulation in the alveoli and bronchioles |
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| blockage in the pulmonary circuit |
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| pus in the pleural cavity |
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| nasal mucous membrane inflammation |
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| sinus mucous membrane inflammation |
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| bronchi are examined with a bronchioscope |
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| tube insertion to open the airway |
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| a drug that breaks up mucus |
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| examining the larynx with a laryngoscope |
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| surgical nasal septum repair |
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| surgical chest puncture to aspirate fluid |
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| surgical chest puncture to insert a tube |
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| excision of one or both tonsils |
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| surgical tracheal opening creation (tube insertion) |
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| incision into the trachea |
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| crackling/bubbling sounds heard during an exam |
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| sounds heard during an exam |
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