Medical Terminology Lists
Courtesy of MT Monthly

 

AIDS-Related Terminology

Allergens

Pulmonary Terminology
Including chest x-ray terminology and pulmonary medications

AeroBid and AeroBid-M albuterol: Proventil Alupent amphoric aorta apex apical area ARDS: adult respiratory distress syndrome atelectasis Atrovent auscultation and percussion Azmacort azygos lobe base basilar rales Beclovent beta-2 agonist Bi-PAP: bilateral positive airway pressure bibasilar blue bloater bone demineralization bone mineralization bony anatomy bony changes BOOP: bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia Brethaire Brethine bronchial breathing bronchogenic bronchopulmonary dysplasia bronchovesicular breathing Bronkometer bubbling rales calcifications calcified granuloma cardiac silhouette cardiomegaly carina coarse breath sounds coarse rales coin lesion cold Freon effect: patient stops inhaling when the cold propellant spray hits the back of the mouth collapsed lung COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease corticosteroid costophrenic angles CPAP: continuous positive airway pressure crackling rales crepitant rales decreased breath sounds degenerative changes diminished breath sounds disk space narrowing distant breath sounds Duarte double heterozygote

E to A changes emphysema emphysematous changes empyema end expiratory wheezes end inspiratory wheezes FEV1: forced expiratory volume in one second fibrocalcific residuals fibronodular infiltrate fibrosis FVC: forced vital capacity FVL: flow volume loop Gentlehaler: compact low-velocity pressurized aerosol device ground-glass opacification heart size hemidiaphragms hemithorax hemothorax high-pitched rhonchi hilar region hydropneumothorax hydrothorax hyperinflation infiltrate InspirEase Inspiron Intal interstitial markings intervertebral disk space ipratropium bromide aerosol isoprenaline kyphoscoliosis kyphosis lateral view linear opacities LIS: lung injury score lower lobe lumbar region lumbosacral lung fields lungs are well expanded and clear Maxair Autohaler Maxi-Myst MDI: metered dose inhaler mediastinum Medimist MMFR: maximum mid-expiratory flow rate Mucomyst Mucosal 10 & 20 Solution multidose powder inhaler multifocal areas of consolidation nebulizer nipple markers osteoarthritis osteopenia osteophyte formation osteoporosis

PA (posterior-anterior) view PAO2: arterial oxygen tension parenchymal distortion patchy infiltrates PEEP: positive end-expiratory pressure PERF: peak expiratory flow rate peribronchial cuffing perihilar PFTs: pulmonary function tests pink puffer pleural density pleural effusion pleural friction rub pneumonia pneumonitis pneumothorax post-tussive rhonchi Proventil: albuterol Pulmo-Aide nebulizer pulmonary overexpansion pulmonary toilet Pulmozyme rales Respbid respiratory distress reticular opacities rhonchi riding the ventilator rubs sacralization scarring scoliosis Serevent: bronchodilator Slow-bid soft tissue mass spondylosis spurring succussion splash Theo-Dur thoracic thoracic kyphosis Tilade tomogram trachea is midline tuberculosis tubular breathing Turbuhaler: multi-dose powder inhaler upper lobe Vanceril vascularity Ventolin vesicular breathing Vitalograph MDI compact spirometer whistling rhonchi Wright peak flow

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Pau d’Arco pennyroyal peppermint leaf plaintain leaf pleurisy root poppy seed blue prickley ash bark Prince’s Pine psyllium seed purple coneflower Queen of the Meadow red clover tops red raspberry leaf red sage rhubarb root rose hips rosemary safflower saffron sanicle sarsaparilla root sassafras leaf & root saw palmetto berry scullcap seawrack senna slippery elm solomon’s seal root speedwell spikenard star anis St. Johns-wort sumach berry & bark summer savory leaf thyme leaf turmeric Uva Ursi leaf valerian root vervain white oak bark wild alum root wild cherry bark wild yam wood betony woodruff yarrow root yellow dock root yerba santa yohime yucca root