St 109 Preoperative Routines

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FIXATIVE

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A SUBSTANCE USED TO HARDEN AND PRESERVE SPECIMENS.

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HYPOXIA

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DECREASED AMOUNT OF OXYGEN REACHING THE BODY CELLS.

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RESPIRATION

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THE PROCESS OF BREATHING; THE INSPIRATION AND EXPIRATION OF AIR INVOLVING THE MUSCLES OF THE CHEST AND ABDOMEN.

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BRADYCARDIA

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ABNORMALLY SLOW HEART RATE (UNDER 60 BEATS/MINUTES)

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ANOXIA

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LACK OF OXYGEN OR ABSENCE OF OXYGEN.

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ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (EKG, ECG)

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RECORD OF ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE HEART.

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CHEYNE-STOKES

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ALTERNATING CYCLES OF HYPERPNEA AND APNEA, OFTEN SEEN IN CRITICALLY ILL OR UNCONSCIOUS PATIENTS.

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TACHYCARDIA

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HEART RATE CONSISTENTLY ABOVE NORMAL (OVER 100 BEATS/MINUTE)

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A.M. ADMISSIONS

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PATIENTS ENTERING THE HOSPITAL THE MORNING OF SURGERY.

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AMBULATORY SURGERY

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SURGICAL CARE PERFORMED WITHOUT OVERNIGHT HOSPITALIZATION.

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CULTURE

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A GROWTH OF LIVING MATERIAL AND MICROORGANISMS IN A PREPARED MEDIA.

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110-130 BEATS PER MINUTE

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AVERAGE PULSE RATE FOR AN INFANT.

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FROZEN SECTION

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A PIECE OF TISSUE OR ORGAN QUICKLY FROZEN AND THEN CUT INTO A THIN SLICE WHICH CAN BE STUDIED MICROSCOPICALLY.

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PREOPERATIVE HOLDING AREA

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DESIGNATED ROOM OR AREA WHERE PATIENTS WAIT PRIOR TO BEING ADMITTED TO THE OPERATING ROOM.

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HYPOTHERMIA

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BELOW NORMAL BODY TEMPERATURE.

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PULSE PRESSURE

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SYSTOLIS AND DIASTOLIC PRESSURE.

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SUFFOCATION

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ANY STOPPAGE OF RESPIRATIONS CAUSED BY STRANGULATION, ASPIRATION OF FOREIGN OBJECT, OR DROWNING.

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BLOOD PRESSURE

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FORCE THE BLOOD EXERTS AGAINST AN ARTERY WALL AS THE HEART BEATS.

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FORMALIN

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AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF 37% FORMALDEHYDE WITH METHANOL ADDED; COMMONLY USED AS A PRESERVATIVE ON SPECIMENS.

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INTERMITTENT FEVER

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FEVER THAT ALTERNATES BETWEEN ELEVATED AND NORMAL OR SUBNORMAL BODY TEMPERATURES.

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DYSPNEA

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PAINFUL,DIFFICULT, LABORED BREATHING.

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REMITTENT FEVER

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FEVER THAT ALTERNATELY RISES AND DROPS, BUT WHICH HAS NO INTERVAL OF NORMAL BODY TEMPERATURE.

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HYPERPNEA

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INCREASED RATE AND/OR DEPTH OF RESPIRATIONS.

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SPECIMEN

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ANT TISSUE, FLUID, OR FOREIGN BODY REMOVED FROM A PATIENT.

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BRONCHIAL WASHINGS

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CELLS COLLECTED FROM ONE OR BOTH BRONCHI BY IRRIGATION.

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PATIENT ADVOCATE

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ASSISTING PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH THEIR NEED FOR INFORMATIONAND ASSISTANCE IN COPING WITH THE SURGICAL EXPERIENCE.

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PULSE DEFICIT

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PULSE COUNTS TAKEN SIMULTANEOUSLY AT TWO SITES, USUALLY RADIAL AND APICAL PULSES.

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ASPHYXIA

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INCREASED CO2 AND DECREASED O2 IN THE BODY AS A RESULT OF SOME INTERFERENCE WITH RESPIRATIONS.

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NURSING PROCESS

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PLANNED PROCESS OF INTERGRATED STEPS WHICH INCLUDES: ASSESMENT, PLANNING, INTERVENTION, AND EVALUATION.

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EUPNEA

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REFERS TO ORDINARY QUIET RESPIRATIONS MADE WITHOUT OBVIOUS EFFORT.

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RALES

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BUBBLING OR RATTLING SOUNDS CAUSED BY MUCUS IN THE AIR PASSAGES AS IN BRONCHITIS OR PNEUMONIA.

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PATHOLOGY

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THE STUDY OF DISEASES.

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DIASTOLIC PRESSURE

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PRESSURE AT ITS LOWEST WHEN THE HEART IS RELAXED.

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NURSING DIAGNOSIS

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CLASSIFYING PATIENT DATA COLLECTED TO FOCUS ON CARE NEEDED.

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FEBRILE

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FEVERISH; PRETAINING TO FEVER.

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ORTHOPNEA

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BREATHING POSSIBLE ONLY WHEN PERSON SITS OR STANDS IN AN ERECT POSITION.

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SMEAR

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MATERIAL SPREAD THINLY ON A SURFACE SUCH AS A SLIDE WHICH CAN BE STUDIED MICROSCOPICALLY.

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ARRHYTHMIA

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UNEVEN INTERVALS BETWEEN PULSE OR HEARTBEATS.

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APNEA

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CESSATION OF BREATHING OR LACK OF BREATHING.

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PULSE

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BEAT OF THE HEART AS FELT THROUGH THE WALLS OF THE ARTERIES.