Across
- 3. anti-inflammatory drugs that have been used in the treatment of respiratory diseases
- 5. measures the ability of the lungs to transfer gas from inhaled air to the red blood cells in pulmonary capillaries
- 6. Term for the area where the trachea bifurcates the left and right mainstem bronchi
- 10. measuring atmospheric pressure
- 13. Device used for secretion mobilization, lung expansion, and delivery of aerosol medication
- 15. Volume of breath that does not contribute to gas exchange
- 17. Short acting Beta2-Agonist
- 20. High flow Oxygen delivery system
Down
- 1. categorized into four sub-groups, alpha, beta, gamma and delta
- 2. medicine that destroys or dissolves mucus
- 4. build-up of excess mucus that can make the lungs more vulnerable to infection
- 7. A vessel that transport blood away from the heart
- 8. Air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs
- 9. Chronic inflammatory lung disease causing obstructed airflow
- 11. fluid build up in alveoli, causing difficulty to oxygentate
- 12. test to view the airways and diagnose lung disease
- 14. chronic lung disease that affects newborns
- 16. positive pressure remaining in the lungs at the end of exhalation
- 18. 220-age
- 19. life-threatening response to infection that can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death