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What is Ischemia
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Restriction in Blood Suppy
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Exdudates
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Fluids and cells that are discharges from cells or blood vessels
Ex: Pus or Serum |
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Nonblanching Erythema
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redness, intact skin, could also include warmth swelling.
Dark skin may appear discolored instead of red |
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Inherent Resistance
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Occurs with out previous exposure to antibacterial drug
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Gradulation Tissue
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Progression towards healing appears red and moist
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Eschar
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Necrotic Tissue
Appears Black or Brown Must be removed |
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Mascaration
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Soft Skin
Turns white from excessive moisture |
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Serosanguineous
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pale,more watery drainage than sanguineous
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Sanguineous
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bloody, flesh bleeding
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Serous
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Clear, watery plasma
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Slough
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Yellow Stringy Tissue
Needs to be removed |
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Eviseration
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Organ is showin, Organ is popping out of the body
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Dehiscence
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Surgical complication in whichawound breaks open along the surgical suture
-from coughing -lifting |
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Etiology
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the cause of the diease
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Acute
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not as bad
heals in a orderly process -Trauma -Surgical incision |
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Convalescene
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Intervals when acute symptoms of infection disappear
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Inflammatory Response
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Is a protective reaction that serves to neutralize pathogens and repair body cells
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Hemoglobin
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Mainain at 12g/100ml
Delivers oxygen to the tissues |
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Risks for Pressure Ulcers
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-Malnutrition
-Body fluids "Urine,Bile,Stool" -Immobility -Pressure -Sheering,Friction -Sensory perception -Fluid imbalance "dehydration" |
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Secondary Intention
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wound edges are not approximated.
-heals by granulation tissue formation -infection is greater the longer it takes to heal -wound is left open until it becomes allied by scar tissue |
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Chronic
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-More serious wound that takes longer to heal
-wound that fails to proceed in an orderly and timely process. |
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Primary Intention
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wound that is closed
heals quickly without scar -surgical incision would that is sutured, |
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Asymptomatic
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If clinical signs and symptoms are not present
ex. Hepatitis C. |
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Exogenous Infection
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Organisms outside the client
Ex. Infected Incision |
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Purlent
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Creates pus and mucus
ex: Cough |
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Impervious
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incapable of being penetrated
Ex:gown or bag |
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Acquired Resistance
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caused by prior exposure to antibacterial
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PH
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the degree of alkalinity of a substance or solution.
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Radiopaque
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can easily localized on
X-Ray |
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Stoma
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artifically created opening between a body cavity and the body surface
Ex: Intestines |
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Stylet
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a stiff wire placed in a catheter or other tube that alloes the tube to maintain its shape during insertion
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Total Nutrient Admixture
TNA |
an admixture of lipid emulsions, protein,carbs electrolytes,vitamins,trace minerals and water
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Lipofuscin
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a degradation of elastin and collagen causes connective tissue to become stiff and less elastic.
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Gerontology
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the scientific study of the biological,psychological and sociological phonemena associated with old age and aging.
The study of the Aging Process. |
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Geriatrics
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The study of dieases and problems specific to the aged
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Carriers
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people whp showno symptoms of illness but who have pathogens on or in their bodies that can be transferred to others
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Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy PEG
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afeeding tube inserted endoscopically in to the stomach
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Peripherally inserted central catheter PICC
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a deviced used for intermediate term intravenous therapy
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perstalsis
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wave-like movement that occurs involuntarily in the ailmentary canal
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Gastrostomy
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Surgical creation of an opening into the stomach for the purpose of administration foods and fluids
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Intravenous Fat Emulsion
IVFE |
an oil in water emulsion of oils, egg phospholipids and glycerin
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Intubation
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the insertion or placement of a tube into the body structure of passageway
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Jejunum
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second portion of the small intestines which entends from the duodenum to the ileum
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lavage
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flushing of the stomach with water or other fluids with a gastric tube to clear it
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Lumen
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the channel with in a tube or catheter
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Nasoenteric tube
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tube inserted through the nose into the stomach and beyond the pylorus into the small intestines
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Nasogastric Tube NG
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Tube inserted through the nose into the stomach
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Orogastric Tube
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Tube inserted through the mouth into the stomach.
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Osmolality
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ionic concentration of fluid
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Parenteral Nutrition PN
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Method o supplying nutrients to the body by an intravenous route
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Kyphosis
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Foward rounding of your upperback
-hunchback |
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Crepitus
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cracking, popping,sound.
experienced under skin and joints |
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Iatrogenic Infections
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are a type of HAI from a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure.
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Endogenous Infections
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Organism inside the client
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Diaphoresis
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Perspiring profusely
sweating |
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Cross-Resistance
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Occurs between antibacterial drugs that have similar actions
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Susceptibility
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depends on theindividual degree of reisitance to a pathogen
-Immune Response |
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Incubation Period
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Intervals between enterance of pathogens into body and appearanceof first symptoms.
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Prodromal Stage
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intervals fromonset of non specific signs and symptoms.
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Alzheimers diease
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incurable dementia illness characterized by chronic progressive neurodegenerative condtions with marked cognitive dysfuntion
-Age 45-65 yrs. |
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Degenerative diease
Neurodegenerative diease |
a diease in which the function or structure of the affected tissue or organs will progressively deteriorate overtime
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Tacrine
(cognex) |
an acute inhibitor prescribed to improve cognitivefunction for clients with mild to moderate A.D.
-tends to slow the diease process -Increases mount of ACH at the Cholinergic synapses. |
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Active Daily Livings
ADL's |
Basic personal care activities.
-BAthing -dressing -grooming -eating -tolieting |
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Advance Directive
"Living Will" |
a formal legally endorsed document that provides instructions for care
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ageism
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a bias discriminates, stigmatizes and disadvantages older people based soley on their chronological age.
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CoMorbidity
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having more than one illness at the same time
ex:Diabetes Mellitus & CHF |
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Delirium
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An acute, confused state that begins with disorientation that if not immediately evaluated & treated can progress tochanges in level of conciousness,irreverible brain damage and sometimes death
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dementia
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Broad term for a syndrom characterized by general decline in higher brain function such as reasoning with a pattern of eventual declinein ability to perform even basic ADL's
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Depression
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the most common affective(MOOD) disorder of older age: resulting from change in reuptake of the neurochemical serotoin in response to chronis illness and emotional stressed related to the physical and social changed associated with the aging process.
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Durble Power of Attorney
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a formal legaaly endorsed document that identifies a proxy decision maker who can make decisions id he signer becomes incapacitated.
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Elder Abuse
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the physical, emotional or financial harm to an elderl person by one or more of the individual's children, caregivers or other includes neglect.
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Orientation
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a oerson ability to recognize who or where he or she is in time.
-used to evaluate ones basic cognitive status. |
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polypharmacy
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the administration of muliple meicatons at the same time commin in older persons with several chronic illnesses.
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Presbcusis
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the decreased ability to hear high pitched tones that naturally begins in midlife as a result of irreversible inner ear changes
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presbyopia
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the decreased in visual accommodation that occurs with advancing age
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sundowning
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increased confusion at night
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Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
IADL's |
Activities that are essential for independent living.
-Shopping -housework -phone -managing med's -cooking -travel by car |
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Medical Asepsis
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clean technique includes procedure used to reduce the # of organisms present andprevent the transfer or organism
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standard precautions
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applies to all blood and bodily fluids except sweat even if blood is not present.
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hand hygiene
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includes using an instant alcohol hand antiseptic before andafter providing client car, handwashing with soap and water when hands are visibly soiled and performing a surgical scrub
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Disinfection
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a process that eliminates many or all microorganisms with the exception of bacterial spores for inanimate objects
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sterilization
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is the complete elimination or destruction of all microorganismsincluding spores
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Reservoir
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a place where a pathogen can survive but may not multiply
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Symptomatic
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if pathogen multiplies and causes clinical signs andsymptoms
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Communicable Diease
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If the infectious diease can betransmitted directly from one person to another
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infectious diease
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-may not pose a risk of transmission
-serious for the client ex: pneumonia,mengitis |
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Colonization
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If a microorganism is presentorinvades a host, grows and/or multiplies but does not cause infection
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