Respiratory Therapy Crossword

aerosols consisting of particles of varying diameters and sizes
when aerosol particles settle out of suspension and are deposited owing to gravity
a humidifier that heat matter to the point of expansion as a gas
an airway appliance used for short-term therapy to patient with intact upper airway (two words)
narrowing of the bronchi
a process of removing large particles from suspension
a device that adds invisible molecular water to gas
shaking the device and releasing one or more sprays into the air when an inhaler is new or has not been used for a while
(of a fluid) thickened or hardened pulmonary secretions owing to dehydration
an important factor affecting humidifier performance
referring to an aerosol in which particles are of uniform size
a simple valveless extension device that adds distance between the pMDI outlet and the patient's mouth
a nebulizer that uses a piezoelectric crystal to generate an aerosol
changes in the voice; one of the problems with the use of steroid pMDI
oral yeast infection
division of the trachea into the right and left main stem of the bronchi
a change in state of a substance from liquid to gaseous from occurring below its boiling point
pertaining to the property of repelling water molecules
having a tonicity less than normal saline (<0.9% NaCl)
device that produces an aerosol suspension of liquid particles without using baffles
an instrument that directly measures relative humidity of the atmosphere or the proportion of water in a specific gas or gas mixture, without extracting the moisture