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    Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath Picture discomfort when breathing while lying down apnea temporary cessation of breathing wheezing highpitched whistling sound made while breathing. Happens when small airways have something blocking them coarse rattling respiratory sounds crackles (rales) belownormal level of oxygen in your blood, specifically in arteries bluish discoloration of the skin due to poor circulation / inadequate oxygenation of blood.

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    Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath Picture discomfort when breathing while lying down apnea temporary cessation of breathing wheezing highpitched whistling sound made while breathing. Happens when small airways have something blocking them coarse rattling respiratory sounds crackles (rales) belownormal level of oxygen in your blood, specifically in arteries bluish discoloration of the skin due to poor circulation / inadequate oxygenation of blood.

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    Respiratoryconditions 1

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    Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath Picture discomfort when breathing while lying down apnea temporary cessation of breathing wheezing highpitched whistling sound made while breathing. Happens when small airways have something blocking them coarse rattling respiratory sounds crackles (rales) belownormal level of oxygen in your blood, specifically in arteries bluish discoloration of the skin due to poor circulation / inadequate oxygenation of blood.

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    Description

    dyspnea

    difficultybreathing,shortnessofbreath

    Picture

    orthopnea

    discomfortwhenbreathingwhilelyingdown

    apnea

    temporarycessationofbreathing

    wheezing

    highpitchedwhistlingsoundmadewhile
    breathing,happenswhensmallairways
    havesomethingblockingthem

    rhonchi

    coarserattlingrespiratorysounds

    crackles
    (rales)

    abnormalcrackling/rattlingsoundcausedby
    disease/congestionofthelungs(ex:Velcro
    beingopen,crinkledpaper,saltinfrying
    pan)

    hypoxemia

    belownormallevelofoxygeninyourblood,
    specificallyinarteries

    cyanosis

    bluishdiscolorationoftheskinduetopoor
    circulation/inadequateoxygenationofblood

    sputum

    mixtureofsalivaandmucuscoughedup
    fromtherespiratorytract

    hemoptysis

    coughingupblood

    clubbing

    enlargementofthetipsoffingersortoes
    andchangeinanglewherenailsemerge
    whensofttissuesoftens

    tachypnea

    abnormallyrapidbreathing

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    quizlet.com|24.media.tumblr.com|en.wikipedia.org|mylungsmylife,org|slideshare.net
    jinavie.tumblr.com|lettrederaphael.blogspot.com

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