| A | B |
|---|
| apnea | suspension of breathing |
| tachypnea | rapid respirations |
| adventitious | abnormal lung sounds |
| crackles | fine rattling sounds heard on respiration |
| wheeze | high pitched sound heard on respiration |
| rhonchi | coarse rattling sounds heard on respiration |
| intercostal muscles | located between the ribs |
| pneumothorax | air leaks into the space between lung and and chest wall |
| diaphragm | major respiratory muscle |
| retractions | muscles of the chest wall pulled inward due to reduced air pressure in chest |
| tracheostomy | surgical opening through the neck into the trachea |
| endotracheal tube | tube placed into the trachea through the mouth or nose |
| eupnea | normal respirations |
| hemothorax | blood leaks into the space between the lung and chest wall |
| obturator | a curved guide used to facilitate insertion of a trach tube |
| Passey-Muir valve | a one-way speaking valve for use with tracheostomies |
| tenacious | thick, sticky |
| hypercapnia | high level of carbon dioxide |
| expectorate | cough up |
| hypoxia | poor oxygen perfusion to tissues |
