System
acidosis
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Respiratory form caused by elevation of carbon dioxide levels within
the body
adult respiratory distress syndrome
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Form of restrictive lung disease caused by trauma and/or infection and
otherwise healthy individual; respiratory failure results
atelectasis
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Collapse of alveoli resulting in prevention of gas exchange within the
lung tissue
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Lung disease characterized by chronic cough with mucus production
and/or destruction of the lungs over time
, croup
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Acute respiratory condition often found in infants and children
characterized by severe shortness of breath and deep cough
cystic fibrosis
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Inherited disease of the exocrine glands, causing a production of thick
mucus that causes congestion within the lungs
epistaxis
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Hemorrhage from the nose or a nose bleed
hypoxia
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Oxygen deficiency
pleural effusion
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Abnormal presence of fluid within the pleura