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Cheyne--‐Stokes respiration
Irregular breathing pattern ofaseries of shallow breaths that increase in depth and rate, followed by breaths that decrease in depth and rate.
Dyspnea
Difficulty in breathing.
Eupnea
Normal breathing
Hemothorax
Blood in the pleural cavity.
Hypercapnia
Excess carbon dioxide in the blood.
Hyperventilation
Prolonged, rapid, and deep breathing
Hypoxemia
Deficiency in the oxygenation of the blood.
Hypoxia
Diminished availability of oxygen in the tissues.
Lobar pneumonia
Pneumonia that affects an entire lobe of a lung.
Pleurisy
Inflammation of the pleural membranes.
Pneumothorax
Entrance of air into the space between the pleural membranes, followed by the collapse of the lung.
Rhinitis
Inflammation of the nasal cavity lining.
Sinusitis
Inflammation of the sinus cavity lining.
Tachypnea
Rapid, shallow breathing
Tracheotomy
Incision in the trachea for exploration or the removal of a foreign object.
Author
Floe
ID
145390
Card Set
clinical terms
Description
lecture 2
Updated
2012-04-03T03:42:00Z
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