Patient Assessment Crossword

Oxygen deficiency
Diatomic gas measuring 21% at room air.
Abnormal presence of air in the plueral cavity.
Monitoring of the concentration or partial pressure of carbon dioxide
An increased acidity in the blood and other body tissue
High-pitched breath sound resulting from turbulent air flow in the larynx
Caused by hyperventilation
Iron-containing oxygen-transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells
Inflammatory condition of the lung
aka "sibilant rhonchi"
Deformity of the finger or toe nails associated with a number of heart and lung disease.
Shortness of breath
Clicking, rattling, or crackling noises that may be made by one or both lungs
Coarse rattling respiratory sounds, usually caused by secretions
A sudden and often repetitively occurring reflex which helps to clear the large breathing passages
The smallest of a body's blood vessels that make up the microcirculation.
An audible sound present in some patients with pleurisy
Inflammation of the bronchi in the lungs
Long term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs.
Aids in the protection of the lungs by trapping foreign particles that enter it
Coughing up blood or blood-stained mucus
The appearance of a blue or purple coloration of the skin