Chapter 12 Respiratory System医药英语词汇课件.pptVIP

Chapter 12Respiratory System The human respiratory system breath -spiro- from Ladin “sprirare” pneumato- from Greek “pnein” -pnea from Greek respiration expiration inspiration respiratory distress syndrome spirometry pneumatic adj. ~ bag pneumatosis pneumatograph apnea dyspnea tachypnea bradypnea respiratory distress syndrome RDS patients usually presents with shortness of breath, tachypnea and occasionally confusion resulting from low oxygen levels. ARDS can occur within 24 to 48 hours of an injury (trauma, burns, aspiration, massive blood transfus