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CDM 4
Quiz 4 - 10/4/11
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Health Care
Graduate
09/12/2011

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Term
Atelectasis
Definition
Collapse of lung tissue
Term
Bronchitis
Definition
Inflammation of the bronchi
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Bronchiectasis
Definition
Condition in which a bronchus or the bronchi are distended
Term
Tachypnea
Definition
Fast breathing
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Dyspnea
Definition
Difficulty breathing
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Apnea
Definition
Inability to breathe
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Pleural effusion
Definition
Accumulation of fluid within the pleural cavity
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Empyema
Definition
Accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity
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Pneumonia
Definition
Inflammation of one or both lungs
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Hemoptysis
Definition
Spitting up or coughing up blood; blood-stained sputum
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PPD
Definition
Purified protein derivative of tuberculin
Term
Cavitation
Definition
The formation of cavities in a body tissue or an organ, especially those cavities that form in the lung as a result of tuberculosis
Term
Sputum
Definition
The mucus and other matter brought up from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea that one may cough up and spit out or swallow
Term
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
Definition
Segment of lung is washed with sterile fluid; useful in establishing organism causing pneumonia
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Aspiration pneumonia
Definition
inflammation of the lungs and airways to the lungs (bronchial tubes) from breathing in foreign material
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Pulmonary Infiltrate
Definition
Filling of airspaces with pulmonary fluid
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