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loss of ability to produce sounds
aphonia
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difficulty making sounds
dysphonia
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abnormal, periodic cessation of breathing
apnea
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abnormally slow breathing
bradypnea
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deep, rapid breathing followed by a period of apnea
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
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abnormal enlargement of the distal phalanges as a result of diminished O2 in the blood
clubbing
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lack of oxygen in blood seen as bluish or grayish discoloration of the skin, nail beds, and/or lips
cyanosis
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difficult and/or painful breathing
dyspnea
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good, normal breathing
eupnea
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coughing up blood or blood-stained sputum
hemoptysis
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condition of excessive CO2 in the blood
hypercapnia
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excessively deep breathing
hyperpnea
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extremely shallow breathing
hypopnea
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abnormally increased breathing
hyperventilation
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condition of deficient O2 in the blood
hypoxemia
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the condition of deficient oxygen in the tissues
hypoxia
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condition of difficult breathing unless in an upright position
orthopnea
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pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the intercostal muscles
pleurodynia
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breathlessness; air hunger
shortness of breath (SOB)
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mucus coughed up from the lungs and expectorated through the mouth
sputum
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rapid, shallow breathing
tachypnea
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sounds made my dry surfaces rubbing together. characteristic of inflamed pleurae; may also have grating or creaking sound
friction sounds
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sound produced by the involuntary contraction of the diaphragm, followed by rapid closure of the glottis
hiccough
(hiccup, singultus)
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an abnormal lung sound heard on inspiration, characterized by discontinous bubbling, clicking, or rattling noise
rales
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continuous abnormal rumbling sounds heard on expiration, caused by airway blocked with secretions
rhonchi
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continuous high-pitched inspiratory sound from the larynx; a sign of upper airway obstruction or epiglottitis
stridor
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continuous sounds heard during inpiration and/or expiration
wheezing
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wheezes that are high pitched and have a whistling sound (as in asthma attack)
sibilant rhonchi
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wheezes that are lower in pitch and have a snoring or rumbling sounds (as in bronchitis)
sonorous rhonchi
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a congenital abnormal opening between the trachea and the esophagus
tracheoesophageal fistula
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congenital softening of the tissues of the trachea. can result from chronic ventilator use
tracheomalacia
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congenital narrowing of the windpipe
tracheostenosis
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inflammation of the epiglottis
epiglottitis
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an inflammation of the area immediately above the glottis that includes the epiglottis
supraglottitis
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inflammation of the voicebox
laryngitis
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the common cold
nasopharyngitis
(coryza)
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acute viral infection of early childhood, marked by stridor caused by spasms of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi
obstructive laryngitis
(croup)
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inflammation or infection of the pharynx, usually causing symptoms of a sore throat
pharyngitis
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inflammation of one or more of the paranasal sinuses
sinusitis
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an inflammation of all of the sinuses
pansinusitis
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inflammation of the windpipe
tracheitis
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acute infectious disease of the respiratory tract caused by a virus
influenza
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caused by type A influenza virus
avian (bird) flu
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caused by H1N1 virus
swine flu
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inflammation of the lungs caused by a variety of pathogens
pneumonia
- (if infectious=pneumonia
- if noninfectious=pneumonitis
- if both lungs are affected=double pneumonia)
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viral respiratory disorder caused by a coronavirus. usually results in pneumonia
severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
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viral inflammation of the bronchioles; more common in children younger than 18 months
bronchiolitis
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inflammation of the bronchi
bronchitus
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deflection of the nasal septum that may obstruct the nasal passages, resulting in infection, sinusitis, SOB, headache, or recurring epistaxis
deviated septum
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excessive development (enlargement) of the scroll-like bones within the nasal cavity
hypertrophy of nasal turbinates
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a spasm of the larynx
laryngismus
(stridulus)
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