Radiologic Science 15

Front 1

Apnea

Back 1

loss of spontaneous ventilation

Front 2

Arrhythmia

Back 2

irregularity of cardiac actions

Front 3

Atelectasis

Back 3

absence of gas from part of the lungs

Front 4

Asuscultation

Back 4

listening to sounds of the body

Front 5

Body Temperature

Back 5

measurement of the degree of heat of the deep tissues

Front 6

Bradycardia

Back 6

slow heart rate

Front 7

Bradypnea

Back 7

abnormally slow breathing

Front 8

Cardiac Output

Back 8

amount of blood ejected by the heart each minute
SV x rate

Front 9

Diaphoresis

Back 9

profuse sweating

Front 10

Diastole

Back 10

the period of relaxation of the heart

Front 11

Dyspnea

Back 11

difficulty breathing

Front 12

Febrile

Back 12

fever (> 99.5)

Front 13

Fibrillation

Back 13

quivering of the heart muscle - no cardiac output

Front 14

Homeostasis

Back 14

constancy in the internal environment of the body

Front 15

Hypertension

Back 15

persistently high arterial blood pressure

Front 16

Hyperthermia

Back 16

fever

Front 17

Hypotension

Back 17

abnormally low blood pressure

Front 18

Hypothermia

Back 18

low body temperature (< 97.6)

Front 19

Hypoxemia

Back 19

decreased oxygen in the blood

Front 20

Hypoxia

Back 20

reduced oxygen supply to the tissues

Front 21

Intubation

Back 21

insertion of a tube into part of the body

Front 22

Orthopnea

Back 22

difficulty breathing when lying down

Front 23

Pleural Effusion

Back 23

increased amount of fluid in the pleural cavity

Front 24

Pneumothorax

Back 24

presence of air in the pleural cavity; simple or spontaneous and secondary

Front 25

Pulse Oximeter

Back 25

measures the saturation of oxygen in the blood

Front 26

Sphygmomanometer

Back 26

Blood pressure measuring device

Front 27

Systole

Back 27

period of contraction of the heard

Front 28

Tachycardia

Back 28

rapid heart rate

Front 29

Tachypnea

Back 29

rapid breathing

Front 30

Tidal Volume

Back 30

volume of air exchanged during one ventilatory cycle

Front 31

Ventilation

Back 31

movement of air into and out of the lungs

Front 32

Low-flow Oxygen

Back 32

variable oxygen concentration

Front 33

High-flow Oxygen

Back 33

fixed and precise oxygen concentration

Front 34

Nasal Cannula

Back 34

deliver low concentrations of oxygen

Front 35

Masks

Back 35

deliver higher concentrations of oxygen. Require more than 6 L/min

Front 36

Nonrebrathing mask

Back 36

Deliver highest concentration of oxygen - up to 80%. Have a reservoir bag

Front 37

Nebulizer

Back 37

generate an aerosol mist for humidification

Front 38

Air-entrainment mask

Back 38

delivers a fixed oxygen concentration; requires high flows

Front 39

Oxygen tent and oxyhood

Back 39

used on infants and pediatric patients

Front 40

Ventilators

Back 40

delivers set rate, volume and oxygen concentration

Front 41

Endotracheal Tubes

Back 41

used to manage respiratory complications; placement confirmed with x-ray

Front 42

Chest (thoracostomy) Tubes

Back 42

drain intrapleural spaces and expand lung in cases of pneumothorax

Front 43

Empyma

Back 43

pus and infection in the pleura

Front 44

Central Venous Catheters

Back 44

uses for long-term venous access and measurement of pressures in the heart

Front 45

Pulmonary Artery Catheters

Back 45

specialized central venous catheter

Front 46

Cardiac Cycle

Back 46

events that occur from the beginning of one ventricular contraction until the next