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41 Cards in this Set
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Ventilation
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breathing air in and out of the lungs
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Oxygenation
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getting oxygen into the blood
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Circulation
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moving the blood through the body
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Perfusion
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getting blood and oxygen into the tissue
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Obtunded
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drowsy state
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What is peripheal edema
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Presence of excessive fluid in the tissue
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What causes clubbing of fingers?
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chronic hypoxemia
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The condition of having a hunchback or convex spinal curve is known as?
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kyphosis
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lateral curvature of the spine?
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Scoliosis
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A combination of scoliosis and kyphosis is termed?
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kyphoscoliosis
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Opposite of acute?
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chronic
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Barrel Chest is a result of
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air trapping in the lungs for a long period of time
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Symmetrical chest movement is where both sides of the chest move at different times
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false
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Unequal chest movement
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asymmetrical
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Eupnea
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normal respiratory rate, depth, and rhythym
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Tachypnea
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abnormal increased respiratory rate
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-pnea
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breathing
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foot
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hyperpnea
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increased respiratory rate or breathing that is deeper than that usually experienced during normal activity.
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abnormal rapid heart rate usually over 100 beats per minute in adults
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Tachycardia
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-ology
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study of
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-ologist
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a specialist in the study of
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oma
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tumor, swelling, mass of new tissue growth
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-ostomy
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create an opening
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Cheyne-Stokes
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gradually increasing then decreasing rate and depth with periods of apnea lasting up to 60 sec.
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Biots
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increased respiratory rate, increased depth, irregular rhythm, breathing sounds labored
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accessory muscles
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used to increase ventilation
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Hypertrophy
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over development
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Hypertrophy of accessory muscles occurs with what disease
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COPD
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Atrophy
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absence of muscle tone
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Intercoastal and/or sternal retractions
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Normal pulse rate
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60-100
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Tachycardia may indicate
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hypoxemia,anxiety, stress
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Bradycardia less than 60 indicates
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heart failure, shock,code emergency
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shock
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defined as
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Causes of tracheal deviation
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pulmonary fibrosis,atelectasis, pneumonectomy, and diaphragmatic paralysis
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Tracheal deviation when pushed away from pathology can be caused by
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pleural effusion, tension pneumothorax
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Tactile fremitus
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vibrations that are felt by the hand on the chest wall
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Resonance
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normal air filled lung
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Hyperresonance sound
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sound heard in areas of the lungs where pneumothorax or emphysema are present
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Bilateral vesicular sounds
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normal sounds in both lungs
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