ausculatation
Listening to sounds within the body
percussion
Tapping on a surface to determine the difference in the density of the underlying structure
pleural rub
Scratchy sound produced by pleural rubbing against each other
rales (crackles)
Fine crackling sounds heard on auscultation (during inhalation) when there is fluid in the alveoli.
rhochi (singular: rhonchus)
Loud rumbling sounds heard on auscultation of bronchi obstucted by sputum
sputum
Material expelled from the bronchi, lungs, or upper respiratory tract by spitting.
stridor
Strained, high pitched sound heard in inspiration causef by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx
Wheezes
continuous high oitched whistling sounds produced during breating
croup
Acute viral infection of infants and children with obstruction of the larynx, barking couch, and stridor.(*upper respiratory disorder)
diphteria
acute infection of the throat and upper respiratory tract caused by the diphtheria bacterium(*upper respiratory disorder)(corynebacterium)
epistaxis
Nosebleed(*upper respiratory disorder)
Pertussis
whooping couch; highly contagious bacterial infection of the pharynx, larynx, and trachea caused by Bordetella pertussis(*upper respiratory disorder)
asthma
Chronic bronchial inflammatory disorder with airway obstruction due to bronchial edema and construction and increased mucus production (*Bronchial Disorders)
bronchiectasis
chronic dilation of a bronchus secondary to infection(*Bronchial Disorders)
chronic bronchitis
inflammation of bronchi persisting over a long time; type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)(*Bronchial Disorders)
cystic fibrosis (CF)
Inherited disorder of exocrine glands resulting in a thick mucous secretions in the respiratory tract that do not drain normally.(*Bronchial Disorders)
atelectasis
collapsed lung; incomplete expansion of alveoli (*Lung Disorders)
emphysema
Hyperinflation of airsacs with desctruction of alveolar walls (*Lung Disorders)
lung cancer
Malignant tumor rising from the lungs and brochi (*Lung Disorders)
pneumoconiosis
abnormal condition caused by dust in the lungs, with chronic inflammation, infection, and bronchitis (*Lung Disorders)
pnemonia
Acute inflammation and infection of alveoli, which fill with pus or products of the inflammatory reaction (*Lung Disorders)
pulmonary abscess
Large collection of pus (bacterial infection) in the lungs. (*Lung Disorders)
Pulmonaty embolism (PE)
clot or other material lodges in the vessels of the lung( *Lung Disorders)
pulmonary fibrosis
Formation of scar tissue in the connective tissue of the lungs (*Lung Disorders)
scarcoidosis
chronic inflammatory disease in which small nodules (granulomas) develop in the lungs, lymph nodes, and other organs
tuberulosis (TB)
Infectiouous disease caused by MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; lungs usually are involved, but any organ in the body may br affected.(*Lung Disorders)
mesothelioma
Rare malignant tumor arising in the pleura (*Pleural Disorders)
pleural effusion
abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space (cavity)(*Pleural Disorders)
pleurisy (pleuritis)
Inflammation of the pleura.(*Pleural Disorders)
pneumothorax
collection of air in the pleural space(*Pleural Disorders)