Nursing Care of Pts with Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders
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vgichohi on March 5, 2009
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injectables, SWIC NURSING EDUCATION 209
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Adjuvant | Something that assists something else, such as a second form of tx added to treat a disease. |
| Anergy | Diminished ability of the immune system to react to an antigen. |
| Antitussive | An agent that prevents or relieves cough. |
| Atelectasis | Collapsed or airless condition of the lung or portion of lung, caused by obstruction or hypoventilation. |
| Atypical | Deviating from normal. |
| Bleb | An irregularly shaped of the skin, such as a blister. May also occur in lung tissue. |
| Bronchiectasis | Chronic dilation of a bronchus or bronchi, usually associated with secondary infection and excessive sputum production. |
| Bronchitis | Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bronchial airways; may be viral or bacterial. |
| Bronchodilator | A drug that expands the bronchial tubes by relaxing bronchial smooth muscle. |
| Bronchospasm | Spasm of the bronchial smooth muscle resulting in narrowing of the airways; associated with asthma and bronchitis. |
| Bulla | A large blister or skin lesion filled with fluid. May also occur in lung tissue. |
| Compliance | The ability to alter size or shape in response to an outside force; the ability of the lungs to distend. |
| Ectopic | The hormones secreted from sites other than the gland where they would normally be found. |
| Embolism | Foreign substance or blood clot that travels through the circulatory system until it obstructs a vessel. |
| Emphysema | Distention of interstitial tissue by gas or air; chronic pulmonary disease marked by a terminal bronchiole and alveolar destruction and air trapping. |
| Empyema | Pus in a body cavity, especially the pleural space. |
| Exacerbation | Aggravation of symptoms. |
| Expectorant | Agent that promotes removal of pulmonary secretions. |
| Exudate | Accumulated fluid in a cavity; oozing of pus or serum; often the result of inflammation. |
| Hemoptysis | Coughing up of blood from the respiratory tract. |
| Hemothorax | Blood in the pleural space; may be associated with trauma, tuberculosis, or pneumonia. |
| Hypostatic | Which pneumonia occurs from congestion in the lungs associated with lack of activity. |
| Immunocompromised | Having an immune system that is not capable of reacting to a pathogen or tissue damage. |
| Induration | Area of hardened tissue. |
| Lobectomy | Surgical removal of a lobe of any organ or gland. |
| Mucolytic | Agent that liquefies sputum. |
| Paradoxical respirations | Chest movement on respiration that is opposite to that expected. |
| Pleurodesis | Creation of adhesions between the parietal and visceral pleura to treat recurrent pneumothorax. |
| Pneumonectomy | Surgical removal of all or part of a lung. |
| Pneumothorax | Air in the pleural space. |
| Polycythemia | Excessive red cells in the blood. |
| Status asthmaticus | Prolonged period of unrelieved asthma symptoms. |
| Tachypnea | Abnormally rapid respiratory rate. |
| Thoracotomy | Surgical incision into the chest wall. |
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