CARDIO & PULMO NURSES TERMINOLOGY
III. Medical Terminology Adventitious sounds abnormal breath sounds Apnea involuntary cessation of breathing Atelectasis incomplete expansion or collapse of a part of the lungs Bradypnea slow rate of breathing Cheyne-Stokes Respirations gradual increase and then gradual decrease in depth of respiration followed a period of apnea Crackles crackling sounds made as air moves through wet secretions in the lungs Crepitus a grating sound or sensation under the skin around the lungs, or in the joints Cyanosis bluish coloring of the skin Dyspnea difficult or labored breathing Hemoptysis sputum containing blood Hyperventilation condition in which there is more than the normal amount of air entering and leaving lungs ...