Respiratory System Diseases
Across
- 2. mild form of pneumonia caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophila.
- 5. Deformity of cartilage between nostrils.
- 7. A severe form of pneumonia caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophila.
- 10. Clot of foreign material that lodges in & occludes an artery in the pulmonary circulation.
- 11. Contagious, acute viral disease characterized by inflammation of the upper & lower respiratory tract mucous membranes.
- 14. Inflammation of membranes surrounding lungs & lining the pleural cavity.
- 15. Instability in chest wall caused by multiple rib fractures.
- 19. Accumulation of blood & fluid in the pleural cavity with collapse of lung.
- 21. Main symptom is hoarseness causing aphonia.
- 23. Area of contained infectious material in the lungs is called, pulmonary ________.
- 24. Inflammation of pharynx.
- 26. Coughing or spitting up blood
Down
- 1. Disease of the lung caused by long-term dust inhalation.
- 3. Inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the bronchi.
- 4. Fungal disease originating in the lungs.
- 6. Caused by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a herpesvirus.
- 8. Encompasses several obstructive diseases of the lungs. (abbrev.)
- 9. Severe pulmonary congestion characterized by acute respiratory distress & hypoxemia. AKA: Shock Lung (Abbrev.)
- 12. Infection of lungs due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
- 13. Partial or total collapse of the lung.
- 14. Infection & inflammation of the lung; can be due to aspirating substance, virus, or bacteria.
- 16. Loss of the sense of smell.
- 17. treatment of this chronic condition would be to quit smoking; Meds: albuterol (Ventolin & Proventil), Brethine, & Alupent; Theophylline.
- 18. Permanent, irreversible dilation or distortion of the bronchi.
- 20. Bleeding from the nose.
- 22. Inflammatory condition of the lungs common in young children & elderly; due to respiratory syncytial virus (abbrev.)
- 25. This condition may cause obstruction in nasal breathing. Treatment usually consists if excising lesions or performing intralesional injection for destruction. Condition is called nasal _______.