HOSA Pathophysiology Respiratory
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HOSA Pathophysiology Respiratory
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symptons of respiratory tract problems -
✅chest pain,dyspnea, cough, hemoptysis, dysphonia, chills, fever, wheezing fatigue
common cold/uri -
✅acute inflammation that affects the mucous membrane of the urt
sinusitis -
✅acute/chronic inflammation of the mucous membranes of the paranasal sinuses
pharyngitis/sore throat -
✅acute/chronic inflammation/infection of the pharynx
lymphadenopathy -
✅Any disease process affecting a lymph node or nodes
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma -
✅a cancer that arises from epithelium of the nasopharynx, rare in US, common in
southern China, most pts with enlarged cervical lymph nodes, 4 histopathologic
patterns are seen
epistaxis -
✅Nosebleed
laryngitis -
✅inflammation of the larynx causes aphonia
deviated septem -
✅crooked cartilage partition between the nostrils
nasal polyps -
✅benign growths that form as a consequence of distended mucous membranes
protruding into the nasal cavity
anosmia -
✅loss/impairment of the sense of smell
tumors of the larynx -
✅benign/malignant; , growths or tumors on the larynx, e benign or malignant,
dysphonia is usually the only symptom of a tumor on the larynx, in children w tumors,
a high-pitched stridor is present because of their small airways,
laryngeal cancer -
