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29 Cards in this Set
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Aliquot
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Equally divided portions
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Bronchial gland
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Mucus-producing exocrine glands found in the submucosa. They are stimulated by parasympathetic nerves and secrete a relatively watery fluid
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Bronchorrhea
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Excessive discharge of respiratory secretions
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Endogeneous surfactant
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Complex mixture of phospholipids and proteins produced in the lungs by the type II pneumocytes. It plays a crucial role in reducing alveolar surface tension and preventing alveolar collapse
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Exogenous sufactant
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Sufactant drugs that are produced outside of the patient's own body. They may be obtained from humans or animals, or synthesized in the laboratory.
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Expectorant
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Substance that improves expectoration of respiratory secretions by increasing the output from the bronchial glands
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Goblet cell
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Found in the mucosal eputhelium, these secretory cells produce gelatinous mucus. Topical irritation and exposure to irritants increase their size and number
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Hydrophillc
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Molecules or substance that is attracted to water
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Hypertonic
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A solution containing a greater concentration of salt than is normally found in the body
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Hypotonic
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A solution containing a lower concentration of salt normally found in the body
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Isotonic
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A solution containing the same concentration of salt as that found in the body
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Maintenance therapy
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Medications that provide long-term control of symptoms, such as shortness of breath and wheezing; usually taken daily
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Rhinorrhea
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Excessive secretion from the nose
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Stomatitis
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Inflammation of the mucous lining in the mouth
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Surface tension
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Force of contraction at the surface of a liquid that pulls the molecules at the surface inward and down
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Surfactant
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Complex mixture of phospholipids and proteins produced in the lung by type II pneumocytes. It plays a crucial role in reducing alveolar surface tension and preventing alveolar collapse
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Viscoelastic
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Having the ability to change from thick to thin and back
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DNase
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Deoxyribonuclease
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IRDS
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Infant respiratory distress syndrome
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NaCl
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Sodium chloride, or salt
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RDS
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Respiratory distress syndrome
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SP
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Surface proteins
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Diseases that increase the volume or thickness of mucus
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Chronic bronchitis, Asthma, Cystic fibrosis, Acute Bronchitis, Pneumonia
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Factors that impair ciliary activity
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Endotracheal tube, extremes of temperture,high concentration of oxygen, dust, fumes, smoke, dehydration, thick mucus, infection
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Factors that lead to dehydration and thick mucus
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Increase respiratory rate, increase depth of breathing, systemic fluid loss, infectons
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SP-A
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Has host-defense properties; activates macrophage function; facilitates phagocytosis of pathgens
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SP-B
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Critical to surface tension-lowering property of surfactant
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SP-C
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Facilitates surfactant spreading
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SP-D
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Functions as host-defense mechanism by bilnding to pathgens
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