15.4 Disorders of the Respiratory Tract

15.4 Disorders of the Respiratory Tract

15.4 Disorders of the Respiratory Tract

  1. Disorders of the Upper Respiratory Tract
  2. Consists of nasal ______, pharynx and ______
  3. Responsible for ______harmful materials, therefore very susceptible to ______and ______infections
  4. Infections may ______to middle ear or sinuses
  5. The Common Cold
  6. Caused mainly by mild ______infections of the ______respiratory tract
  7. Symptoms: runny nose, sneezing, ______fever
  8. Most common group of viruses: ______
  9. Usually last ____-7 days
  10. ______do not help (caused by virus, not bacteria)
  11. Pharyngitis, Tonsillitis, Laryngitis
  12. Pharyngitis
  13. ______of throat
  14. Strep throat caused by ______pyogenes bacterium
  15. Sore ______, high fever, ______patches on a dark red
  16. Tonsillitis
  17. Aggregates of ______tissue (glands) become swollen and ______
  18. Tonsillectomy:
  19. ______of the tonsils
  20. less common today b/c of known value of tonsils in ______responses
  21. Laryngitis
  22. Inflammation of ______
  23. Often results in ______to talk
  24. Usually disappears I you rest your voice and treat ______
  25. Sinusitis
  26. Inflammation of the ______(facial) sinuses
  27. Occurs if openings to sinuses are ______
  28. Symptoms: runny nose, ______, facial pain
  29. Treatment: depends of cause, but rinsing sinuses with warm ______solution helps remove irritants and mucus
  30. Otitis Media
  31. Inflammation of the ______
  32. Nasal infections often spread and become ear infections in children
  33. Symptoms: ______(dizziness), hearing loss, fever
  34. Treatment: tubes may be placed in ears, antibiotics

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15.4 Disorders of the Respiratory Tract

  1. Disorders of the Upper Respiratory Tract
  2. Consists of nasal cavities, pharynx and larynx
  3. Responsible for filtering harmful materials, therefore very susceptible to viral and bacterial infections
  4. Infections may spread to middle ear or sinuses
  5. The Common Cold
  6. Caused mainly by mild viral infections of the upper respiratory tract
  7. Symptoms: runny nose, sneezing, mild fever
  8. Most common group of viruses: rhinoviruses
  9. Usually last 3-7 days
  10. Antibiotics do not help (caused by virus, not bacteria)
  11. Pharyngitis, Tonsillitis, Laryngitis
  12. Pharyngitis
  13. Inflammation of throat
  14. Strep throat caused by streptococcus pyogenes bacterium
  15. Sore throat, high fever, white patches on a dark red
  16. Tonsillitis
  17. Aggregates of lymphoid tissue (glands) become swollen and inflamed
  18. Tonsillectomy:
  19. removal of the tonsils
  20. less common today b/c of known value of tonsils in immune responses
  21. Laryngitis
  22. Inflammation of larynx
  23. Often results in inability to talk
  24. Usually disappears I you rest your voice and treat infection
  25. Sinusitis
  26. Inflammation of the cranial (facial) sinuses
  27. Occurs if openings to sinuses are blocked
  28. Symptoms: runny nose, headache, facial pain
  29. Treatment: depends of cause, but rinsing sinuses with warm saline helps remove irritants and mucus
  30. Otitis Media
  31. Inflammation of the middle ear
  32. Nasal infections often spread and become ear infections in children
  33. Symptoms: vertigo (dizziness), hearing loss, fever
  34. Treatment: tubes may be placed in ears, antibiotics

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15.4 Disorders of the Respiratory Tract (Continued)

  1. Disorders of the Lower Respiratory Tract
  2. Disorders of the Trachea and Bronchi
  3. Choking
  4. Caused by a blocked trachea
  5. Heimlich maneuver may be used to clear blocked air way
  6. Tracheostomy: insertion of a breathing tube into an incision mad in the trachea
  7. Acute bronchitis
  8. Acute = sudden onset
  9. Inflammation of the primary and secondary bronch
  10. Preceded by a viral infection that leads to a secondary bacterial infection
  11. Symptoms: a deep non-productive cough that produces mucus and sometimes pus
  12. Treatment: antibiotics
  13. Chronic bronchitis
  14. Chronic = long-term
  15. Airways inflamed and filled with mucus
  16. Cough that brings up mucus
  17. Bronchi are damaged
  18. Often caused by smoking (smoker’s cough)
  19. Asthma
  20. Disease of bronchi and bronchioles
  21. Symptoms: wheezing, breathlessness, cough, expectoration of mucus
  22. Airways are extremely sensitive to irritants such as animal dander, dust and cigarettes, and become inflamed
  23. Smooth muscle undergoes spasms
  24. No cure for asthma, just controlled with drugs
  25. Diseases of the Lungs
  26. Pneumonia
  27. Infection of the lungs where bronchi or alveoli fill with thick fluid
  28. Symptoms: high fever, headache, chest pain
  29. Causes: bacteria, viruses, other infectious agents
  30. Pulmonary tuberculosis
  31. Caused by bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  32. TB skin test shows if person has been exposed
  33. Emphysema
  34. Chronic and incurable
  35. Alveoli are damaged and lung functioning diminished
  36. Usually caused by smoking
  37. Cystic Fibrosis
  38. Genetic disorder
  39. Increases mucus secretions and makes it hard to breathe
  40. No cure
  41. Most people affected with CF die by age 30
  42. Pulmonary fibrosis
  43. Build up of connective tissue in lungs, causing loss of elasticity
  44. Reduces lung volumes
  45. Lung cancer
  46. 87% of lung cancers are associated with smoking

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15.4 Disorders of the Respiratory Tract (Continued)

  1. Disorders of the Lower Respiratory Tract
  2. Disorders of the Trachea and Bronchi
  3. Choking
  4. Caused by a blocked ______
  5. ______maneuver may be used to clear blocked air way
  6. Tracheostomy: insertion of a ______tube into an incision made in the trachea
  7. Acute bronchitis
  8. Acute = sudden onset
  9. ______of the primary and secondary bronchi
  10. Preceded by a ______infection that leads to a secondary bacterial infection
  11. Symptoms: a deep non-productive cough that produces mucus and sometimes ______
  12. Treatment: antibiotics
  13. Chronic bronchitis
  14. Chronic = long-term
  15. Airways ______and filled with mucus
  16. Cough that brings up ______
  17. Bronchi are ______
  18. Often caused by ______(smoker’s cough)
  19. Asthma
  20. Disease of ______and bronchioles
  21. Symptoms: wheezing, breathlessness, cough, expectoration of mucus
  22. Airways are extremely ______to irritants such as animal dander, dust and cigarettes, and become inflamed
  23. Smooth ______undergoes spasms
  24. No cure for asthma, just controlled with drugs
  25. Diseases of the Lungs
  26. Pneumonia
  27. ______of the lungs where bronchi or ______fill with thick fluid
  28. Symptoms: high fever, headache, chest pain
  29. Causes: bacteria, viruses, other infectious agents
  30. Pulmonary tuberculosis
  31. Caused by bacterium ______ tuberculosis
  32. TB ______test shows if person has been exposed
  33. Emphysema
  34. Chronic and incurable
  35. ______are damaged and lung functioning diminished
  36. Usually caused by ______
  37. Cystic Fibrosis
  38. ______disorder
  39. Increases mucus secretions and makes it hard to breathe
  40. No cure
  41. Most people affected with CF die by age ______
  42. Pulmonary fibrosis
  43. Build-up of ______tissue in lungs, causing loss of ______
  44. Reduces lung ______
  45. Lung cancer
  46. 87% of lung cancers are associated with ______

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