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25 Cards in this Set
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NPO
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"Nil per os"; "Nothing by mouth"
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Incontinence
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Involuntary loss of bladder or bowel control
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CCMS
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Clean-catch midstream specimen; type of urine sample collector
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I&O
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Intake and output; patients that need to have all bedpans/urinals measured for I&O
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Foley catheter
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Most common type of catheter used
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Colostomy or ileostomy
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Surgically formed fistulas from the large or small bowel through the abdominal wall that end at an external opening called a stoma.
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Cyanotic
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Referring to a bluish coloration in the skin and indicates a lack of sufficient oxygen in the tissues
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Diaphoretic
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Referring to a patient who is pale and cool to the touch; frequently called "cold sweat"
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LOCs
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"Levels of Consciousness"
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What are the LOCs?
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1. Alert and conscious
2. Drowsy but responsive 3. Unconscious but reacts to pain 4. Comatose |
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Emphysema
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Form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that prevents a patient from exhaling effectively, limiting their ability to inhale fresh air
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Orthopnea
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Inability to breath when recumbent
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Sphygmomanometer
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Blood pressure cuff and gauge
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Metabolism
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Energy use
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Tachycardia
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Rapid heart rate; 100+ BPM
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Apical pulse
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Measuring the pulse by listening to the heartbeat with a stethoscope placed over the apex of the heart
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Apex
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Tip of heart
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Bradypnea
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Fewer than 12 breaths per minute; slow breathing
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Tachypnea
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More than 20 breaths per minute; excessive breathing
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Dyspnea
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Difficulty breathing
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Pleurisy
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Inflammation of the pleura causing adhesions between the lungs and chest wall
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Hypertension
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Abnormally high BP
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Hypotension
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Abnormally low blood pressure
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Types of sphygmomanometer
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1. Mercury-gravity
2. Aneroid 3. Electric |
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Aneroid
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"Not wet"
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