Respiratory Terms

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Across
  1. 3. Shortness of breath when lying flat
  2. 5. Highly infectious or aggressive in nature
  3. 6. Break in the pleura causing air to enter the chest cavity
  4. 9. Difficulty breathing
  5. 10. Lack of adequate oxygen
  6. 11. Inflammation of the nasal mucous membrane
  7. 13. Abnormally rapid breathing
  8. 14. Collection of air/fluid in pleural space relieved via needle aspiration
  9. 16. Bluish discoloration due to lack of oxygen
  10. 18. Grating sound caused by inflamed pleural surfaces
  11. 20. Sudden blockage of a blood vessel
  12. 21. Increased carbon dioxide in the blood
  13. 22. Worsening of a disease or symptoms
  14. 23. High-pitched musical lung sounds heard with asthma
  15. 24. Nosebleed
Down
  1. 1. Loud, low-pitched snoring lung sound
  2. 2. Diagnostic procedure using a scope to visualize the airways
  3. 4. Right-sided heart failure caused by lung disease
  4. 6. Act of placing a patient face-down to improve oxygenation
  5. 7. Presence of abnormal lung sounds
  6. 8. Inadequate ventilation leading to CO₂ retention
  7. 12. Collapsed or airless lung
  8. 15. Fine crackling sounds in lungs
  9. 17. Noisy, heavy breathing sound
  10. 19. Thick pus in the pleural space