Cheyne-Stokes respiration- irregular breathing pattern of a series of shallow breaths that
increase in depth and rate, followed by breaths that decrease in depth and rate.
Dyspnea- difficulty in breathing.
Eupnea- normal breathing
Hemothorax- blood in the pleural cavity.
Hypercapnia- excess carbon dioxide in the blood.
Hyperventilation- prolonged, rapid, and deep breathing.
Hypoxemia- deficiency in the oxygenation of the blood.
Hypoxia- diminished availability of oxygen in the tissues.
Lobar pneumonia- pneumonia that effects an entire lobe of a lung.
Pleurisy- inflammation of the pleural membranes.
Pneumoconiosis- entrance of air into the space between the pleural membranes, followed by the collapse of the lung.
Rhinitis- inflammation of the nasal cavity lining.
Sinusitis- inflammation of the sinus cavity lining.
Tachypnea- rapid, shallow breathing.
Tracheotomy- incision in the trachea for exploration or the removal of a foreign object.