| A | B |
|---|
| purulent | thick, pus like drainage |
| aspiration | unintentional of any substance other than air |
| hypoxia | low oxygen levels |
| hypoxic drive | backup system of breathing in a person retaining carbon dioxide |
| lobectomy | surgical removal of a lung lobe |
| Mantoux Test | skin test for TB |
| Metered Dose Inhaler | handheld device used to deliver medication into the lung |
| Nasal Cannula | oxygen tubing that delivers O2 thru the nose |
| Nebulizer | Device that delivers fine mist and medication into the lung |
| Rhonchi | Course gurgling sound heard on ausculation caused by secretions in air passages |
| Wheeze | high pitched lung sound caused by narrowed passageways |
| Bronchiectasis | diliation or widening of the bronchus |
| stomatitis | inflammation of the mouth |
| orthopnea | needing to remain upright to breath |
| larengectomy | surgical removal of the larnyx |
| pulmonologist | doctor specializing in dx & rx of respiratory diseases |
| atelectasis | Partial collapse of lung tissue |
| COPD | Group of chronic respiratory diseases diseases |
| Croup | viral diseasemarked by a seal like cough |
| Epistaxsis | nose bleed |
| URI | upper respiratory Infection |
| ABG | arterial blood gases |
| RRT | registered Respiratory Therapist |
| ARDS | acute Respiratory distress syndrome |
| Hypercapnia | chronic retention of CO2 in the blood |
