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16 Cards in this Set
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Drains the Head and Neck
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Cervical Nodes
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Drains the breast and Upper Arm
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Axillary Nodes
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Drains the Hand and Lower Arm
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Epitrochlear Node
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Drains most of the lymph of the lower extremity, the external genitalia, and the anterior abdominal wall.
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Inguinal Nodes
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4 Functions of the Spleen
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1) Destroy old red blood cells
2) Produce Antibodies 3) Store Red Blood Cells 4) Filter Microorganisms |
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Flat, pink-gray, gland located in the superior mediastinum behind the sternum and in front of the aorta.
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Thymus
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The gland here T-lymphocytes mature
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Thymus
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Vessels grow more rigid
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ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
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Deposition of fatty plaques on the intima of the arteries
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ATHEROSCLEROSIS
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Number of blocks waled or stairs climbed to produce pain
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Claudication distance
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Aortoiliac occlusion associated with impotence
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Leriche's Syndrome
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An index of peripheral perfusion and cardiac output. Considered normal if color returns to skin in less than 1 or 2 seconds when depressed.
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CAPILLARY REFILL
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Used to evaluate the adequacy of collateral circulation prior to cannulating he radial artery.
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Modified Allen Test
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Device used to detect peripheral pulse, monitor blood pressure in infants or children, or to measure a low blood pressure or blood pressure in a lower extremity
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DOPPLER ULTRASONIC STETHOSCOPE
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Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI)
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Systolic Pressure of Dorsalis Pedis Artery or Posterior Tibial Artery / Systolic Pressure of the Brachial Artery
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ABI FINDINGS
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0.90 - 0.70 - mild claudication
0.70 to 0.40 moderate to severe claudication 0.40 - 0.30 severe claudication, usually with rest pain except in the presence of diabetic neuropathy <0.30 - ischemia, with impending loss of tissue |