Nursing I Unit 2

Front 1

Define adventitious?

Back 1

Adventitious arising sporadically, occurring accidently or spontaneously.

Front 2

Define afebrile?

Back 2

Afebrile means without a fever or when a fever breaks.

Front 3

Define antipyretic?

Back 3

Antipyretic- reducing fever or medication that reduces a fever.

Front 4

Define apical rate?

Back 4

Apical rate is the heart rate felt at the apex of the heart

Front 5

Define apnea?

Back 5

Apnea is a temporary c essation of breather causing a decrease in body's intake of oxygen and release of CO2

Front 6

Define ashen?

Back 6

Ashen - very pale

Front 7

Define auscultatory gap?

Back 7

Auscultatory gap is a period of silence that sometimes occurs in determination of blood pressure by auscultation amy occur in hypertension and aortic stenosis

Front 8

Define blood pressure?

Back 8

Blood pressure is teh force exerted on the walls of an artery by pulsing blood under pressure form the heart systolic/diastolic

Front 9

Define Bradycardia?

Back 9

Bradycardia is a slow pulse rate below 60 beats/min in adults

Front 10

Define Bradypnea?

Back 10

Bradypnea is the rate of breathing is irregular but abnormally slow, less than 12 breaths/ min adults

Front 11

Define cheyne-stokes?

Back 11

Cheyne-stokes respiration rate and depth irregular characterized by alternating period of apnea and hyperventilation.

Front 12

Define Crepitus?

Back 12

Crepitus is crackling noise in joints.

Front 13

Define Cyanosis?

Back 13

Cyanosis is a blue, gray, slate or dark purple discoloration of skin or mucous membranes caused by deoxygenated or reduced hemoglobin in blood. Found in hypoxemic patients may point to congential heart defect.

Front 14

Define Eupnea?

Back 14

Eupnea is the normal rate & depth of ventilation.

Front 15

Define Febrile?

Back 15

Febrile is a mild rise in body temperature up to 102.2 increase in WBC decrease iron concentration in blood plasma suppressing growth bacteria. Also fight viral infection by stimulating interferon natural virus fighting substance.

Front 16

Define Fever?

Back 16

Fever- pyrexia- alteration in the hypothalmus set point. Triggers defense mechansism which cases the body to produces conserve heat. Before set point occurs chills, shivers & feel cold once high temp reach chill phase resolves.

Front 17

Define F.U.O.?

Back 17

F.U.O. is fever of unknown Origin etiology (cause can not be determined)

Front 18

Define Hemoptysis?

Back 18

Hemoptysis is the expectoration of blood arising from nasopharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi or lungs, cough up blood, frothy, bright red & alkaline may be mixed w/ sputum (may have chest pain)

Front 19

Define Hypertension?

Back 19

Hypertension is high BP asymptomatic disorder pre-diastolic 80-89 systolic 120-139 classied hyper >90diastolic > 140 systole must be more than 2x at elevation

Front 20

What is hypertension associated with?

Back 20

Hypertension is associated with the thickening & loss of elasticity in arterial walls. Peripheral vascular resistence increases w/in thick & in elastic walls blood flow to heart, brain , kidneys decreases.

Front 21

Hypertension is more likely in what kinds of people?

Back 21

Incidence of hypertension is more prevalent in diabetics, older adults and African-Americans

Front 22

What are teh major factor underlying cause of death in Hypertensive patients?

Back 22

Majjor factor underlying death from hypertensive patients is stroke, myocardial infarction.

Front 23

Define Hypotension?

Back 23

Hypotension is low BP systole below 90, caused by dilation arteries in the vascular beds, loss of substantial blood volume, or failure heart muscle to pump adequality.

Front 24

Define Hyperthermia?

Back 24

Hyperthermia is an elevated body temperature related to the body's enability to promote heat loss or reduce heat production.

Front 25

Define Hyperventilation?

Back 25

Hyperventilation is the increased minute volume ventilation, which results in decrease in CO2 (hypocopria)

Front 26

What type of patients are associated with hyperventilation?

Back 26

Patients with asthma, metabolic acidosis, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary edema & anxiety induced states.

Front 27

What treatment is recommended to raise level of CO2 in hyperventilated patients?

Back 27

It is recommended that he patient breath in and out through one nostril with mouth closed.