Fundamentals

Front 1

orthopnea

Back 1

shortness of breath (dyspnea) that occurs when lying flat

It should improve once you sit up or stand.

Front 2

Appt

Back 2

activated partial thromboplastin time

test tells you how long it takes your blood to clot

Front 3

slander

Back 3

Oral communication that injures an individual's reputation

Front 4

libel

Back 4

Written communication that injures an individual's reputation

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Malpractice

Back 5

fails to perform medical duties and that failure harms the patient

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Diaphoresis

Back 6

heavy perspiration

Front 7

Guaiac test

Back 7

hiden blood in stool

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Normal bowel sound

Back 8

5-30 gurgles per minute

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paralytic ileus

Back 9

Obstruction of the intestine due to paralysis of the intestinal muscles

(No bawel sound )

Front 10

intestinal obstruction

Back 10

partial or complete block of the small or large intestine that keeps food, liquid, gas, and stool from moving

(high-pitched tinkling sound)

Front 11

When assessing a pulse in an infant (younger than 1 year of age), the pulse should be checked at the

Back 11

brachial artery

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Hypoxia

Back 12

body or a region of the body don't receive adequate oxygen supply at the tissue level

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Signs of Hypoxia

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Early: (Restlessness, irritability and tachycardia)

Late :(bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes,(cyanosis))

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Surgical terms

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Tomy - cut

Ectomy - cut out

Plasty - chang shape (repair )

Pexy - fixation

Rraphy - sewed

Desis - join

Front 15

paranasal sinuses

Back 15

The maxillary (biggest )sinuses are located on each side of your nose, near the cheek bones.

The frontal sinuses are located above the eyes, near your forehead.

The ethmoid sinuses are located on each side of the bridge of your nose, near your eyes. There are three small pairs of the ethmoid sinuses.

The sphenoid sinuses are behind the eyes, deeper into your skull

Hint 15

Front 16

paranasal sinuses function

Back 16

lightening the weight of the head, humidifying and heating inhaled air, increasing the resonance of speech

Front 17

Position for meds via ngt

Back 17

High fowler

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Jejunostomy

Back 18

is the surgical creation of an opening (stoma) through the skin at the front of the abdomen and the wall of the jejunum

Front 19

PEG

Back 19

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy,

tube is placed through the abdominal wall and into the stomach

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Pulse for each age group

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Adult / radial

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Pulse for each age group

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Adult and > 2y child / (radial )

< 2 y child apical

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Pulse Amplitude +

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•0(absentpulse):pulse cannot befelt,even with the application of extreme pressure

• 1􏰃(thready pulse):pulse is very difficult to feel,and applying slight pressure causes pulse to disappear

•2􏰃(weak pulse):pulse is stronger than thready pulse, but applying light pressure causes pulse to disappear

• 3􏰃(normal pulse):pulse is easily felt and requires moderate pressure to make it disappear

• 4􏰃(bounding pulse):pulse is strong and does not disappear with moderate pressure

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jaundice

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: yellow color of the skin resulting from liver and gallbladder diseases,

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petechiae

Back 24

petechiae: small hemorrhagic spots caused by capillary bleeding

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CRP

Back 25

C-reactive protein

is a blood test marker for inflammation in the body.

produced in the liver