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| to breathe (sometimes spiral) |
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| the combined activity of various processes that supply oxygen to all body cells and remove carbon dioxide |
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| breathing air into the lungs |
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| breathing air out of the lungs |
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| another name for inpiration |
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| a physician who specializes in the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the lungs |
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| pertaining to the diaphragm |
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| a membrane that surrounds each lung |
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| the space between the pleura that surrounds the lungs and the pleura that lines the thoracic cavity |
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| air-filled cavities in various bones around the nose |
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| Upper Respiratory Tract (URT) consists of... |
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| the nose, nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, pharynx (throat), and larynx (voicebox) |
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| the trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli (air sacs), and lungs |
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| a lid-like structure that covers the larynx during swallowing |
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| a noninvasive photo-diagnostic method of monitoring blood oxygen saturation in the arteries |
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| 15 to 20 breaths per minute |
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| labored or difficult breathing and patient often complains of shortness of breath (SOB) |
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| temporary absence of breathing |
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| a condition in which breathing in uncomfortable in any position except sitting erect or standing |
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| a condition in which breathing in uncomfortable in any position except sitting erect or standing |
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| abnormally slow breathing, less than 12 breaths per minute |
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| exceeds 20 breaths per minute |
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| an increased respiratory rate or breathing that is deeper than normal, may lead to hyperventilation |
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| increased aeration of the lungs which reduces carbon dioxide levels in the body and can disrupt homeostasis |
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| measurement of the amount of air taken into and expelled from the lungs |
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| air or gas in the chest cavity, usually caused by blunt injury or an open wound in the chest wall |
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| blood in the pleural cavity |
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| blood clot that travels through the blood vessels into the pulmonary artery |
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| incomplete expansion of a lung or a portion of it, airlessness or collapse of a lung |
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| reduced air entering the alveoli |
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| deficient oxygen in the blood |
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| a surgical hole into the trachea |
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| an incision into the trachea |
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| the insertion of an airway tube through the mouth or nose into the trachea |
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| insertion of a tube into the trachea through the nose |
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| insertion of a tube into the trachea through the mouth |
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| prevent or treat the symptoms of asthma |
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| prevent or relieve coughing |
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| agents that cause dilation of the bronchi, used in respiratory conditions such as asthma |
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| improve expulsion of mucus from the lungs |
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| destroy or dissolve mucus, help open the breathing passages |
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| surgical puncture of a lung to drain fluid that has accumulated |
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| surgical removal of all or part of a lung |
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| surgical removal of a lobe of a lung |
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| surgical repair of the nose |
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| Thoracocentesis (or Thoracentesis) |
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| surgical puncture of the chest cavity to remove fluid |
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