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40 Cards in this Set
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conjunctiva
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membrane lining eyelids
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cyanosis
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blue-gray skin from reduced blood oxygen
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diaphoretic
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profuse sweating
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hyper/hypotension
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high/low BP
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stridor
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harsh inspiratory sound w/ upper airway obstruction
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tachycardia
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HR > 100 BPM
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bradycardia
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HR < 60 BPM
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hypoxic drive
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oxygen sensors that modulate respiration; less sensitive than CO2 sensors in brain stem
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agonal respiration
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gasping, inadequate breaths--should follow CPR protocol
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epiglottis
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prevents food/liquid from entering trachea
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priapism
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continual erection due to spinal injury
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hypoxia
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body tissue lacks oxygen b/c of inadequate breathing; increased HR
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pulmonary edema
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fluid accumulation in lungs; oxygen transfer to blood less efficient
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retractions
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skin pulling around ribs on inhalation
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apnea
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lack of spontaneous breathing
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contusion/ecchymosis
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bruising
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epistaxis
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nosebleed
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hematoma
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blood in soft tissue
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hematemesis
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blood in vomit
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hemophilia
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lack of blood clotting factors
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edema
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fluid between cells, causing swelling
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dyspnea
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difficulty breathing
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aneurysm
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swelling of a portion of artery, causing weakening of arterial wall
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syncope
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fainting
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emphysema
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loss of elasticity around air spaces. can cause spontaneous pneumothorax
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pulmonary embolism
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blood clot from lower body lodges in pulmonary artery--no gas exchange in areas of blocked blood flow
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hypoxia
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tissues receive inadequate oxygen
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COPD
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dilation of alveoli because of chromic bronchial obstruction
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ischemia
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insufficient oxygen causes chest pain
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emesis
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vomiting
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asystole
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cessation of heart contractions
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atherosclerosis
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plaque in arterial walls narrows lumen--> MI or cardic arrest
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thrombosis
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clotting of cerebral arteries
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dysarthria
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slurred speech, often associated with right hemisphere stroke
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gastric distention
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stomach inflates with air
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pneumothorax
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pleural space fills with air, pressure can collapse lung
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chest compliance
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chest's ability to expand on inhalation
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cardiac arrest
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no pulse--begin CPR
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subcutaneous emphysema
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air around thorax
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comminuted fracture
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bone broken into many pieces
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