Oxygen Needs Terminologies Worksheet

The inability to breathe deeply and comfortably unless sitting or standing
Harmful chemical or substance in the air or water
Respirations that are more rapid and shallower than normal.
Escape and collection of fluid in the pleural space (two words)
Collection of blood in the pleural space
Difficult, laboured, or painful breathing
Bloody sputum
Slow breathing; respirations are fewer than 10 per minute
A machine used to provide airflow into and out of the lungs
Rapid breathing; respirations are usually more than 24 per minute
Normal breathing
A device that measures oxygen concentration in arterial blood (two words)
Lack or absence of breathing
Sensitivity to a substance that causes the body to react with signs and symptoms
Process of withdrawing or sucking up fluids (secretions)
Expectorated mucus from the respiratory system
Reduced amount of oxygen in the blood
Respirations that are slow, shallow, and sometimes irregular
Collection of air in the pleural space