a large membranous tube reinforced by rings of cartilage, extending from the larynx to the
bronchial tubes and conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
(also Rales,fine or course) Coarse crackles are discontinuous, brief, popping lung sounds.
Compared to fine crackles they are louder, lower in pitch and last longer.
an abnormally slow rate of respiration usually of less than 10 breaths per minute
Large, flat muscle at the bottom of the chest cavity that helps with breathing
Definition 2 of 68
Large, flat muscle at the bottom of the chest cavity that helps with breathing
Tachypnea
Diaphragm
Emphysema
Alveoli
Definition 3 of 68
high-pitched, harsh sound caused by a spasm or swelling of the larynx or an obstruction in the
upper airway
Stridor breath sounds
crackles (breath sounds)
Stress incontinence-treatment
Traumatic bladder rupture
,Term 4 of 68
bronchial breath sounds
gradual and progressive loss of kidney (renal) function
severe paroxysmal dyspnea as in diabetic acidosis and coma
loud, high-pitched, hollow sounds normally heard over the trachea and the large bronchi
Direct trauma to a full bladder can rupture the bladder at its weakest part, causing urine to
leak into the abdominal cavity.
Term 5 of 68
Oliguria means
Bronchodilator
no urine output
scant or little urine
painful or difficult urination
Definition 6 of 68
Inability to retain urine when intra-abdominal pressure is increased (sneezing, laughing, coughing,
or aerobic exercise). Urethra cannot tighten enough to prevent release of urine.
Urge incontinence treatment
End-Stage Renal Disease
Overflow incontinence-definition
Stress incontinence-definition
, Term 7 of 68
Tachypnea
The tubular excretory unit of the vertebrate kidney.
Rapid breathing; respirations are more than 20 per minute
shallow breaths interrupted by apnea
tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body
Term 8 of 68
Urge incontinence treatment
no urine output
prompted voiding, toilet q2h
Exercises to strengthen pelvic floor muscles (Kegel exercises)
Estrogen replacement (estrogen cream)
Drug therapy
Surgical repair
Collagen injections
urination during the night
Term 9 of 68
adventitious breath sounds
Abnormal breath sounds such as wheezing, stridor, rhonchi, and crackles.
an irregular pattern of breathing characterized by alternating rapid or shallow respiration
followed by slower respiration or apnea
soft, fine, breezy, low-pitched sounds heard over peripheral lung tissue
replacement of a diseased kidney with one that is supplied by a compatible donor
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