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30 Cards in this Set
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Air Embolism |
The presence of air bubbles in the bloodstream |
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Apothecary System |
A system of graduated liquid volumes arranged in order of heaviness; it is based on the grain |
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Catheter Fragment Embolism |
The shearing or detatchment of an IV catheter, allowing the embolus to travel in the bloodstream |
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Cellulitis |
An inflammation of the skin characterized most commonly by local heat, redness, pain, swelling, and occasionally by fever, malaise, chills, and headache |
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Centimeter |
A metric unit of length equal to 1/100 of a meter, or 0.3937 inches |
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Embolus |
A blockage or free-moving thrombus in a blood vessel |
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Extravasation |
The passage or escape of blood, serum, or lymph into the tissues |
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Deciliter |
A metric unit of volume equal to 1/10 of a liter |
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Grain |
The smallest unit of mass in apothecaries' weights, equal to about 65 mg |
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Hematoma Formation |
The collection of blood or fluids at the site of injection or cannulation |
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Gram |
A metric unit of mass equal to 1/1000 of a kilogram |
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Household System |
A common system of measurement. |
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Infiltration |
The process by which a fluid passes into tissues |
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Kilogram |
A metric unit of mass equal to 1000 grams, or 2.2046 pounds |
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Liter |
A metric unit of capacity equal to 1 cubic decimeter, 61.025 cubic inches, or 1.0567 liquid quarts |
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Medical Asepsis |
The removal or destruction of disease-causing organisms or infected material |
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Meter |
A metric unit of length equal to 1000 millimeters |
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Metric System |
A system of measurement that most scientists use |
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Microgram |
A metric unit of mass equal to 1/1,000,000 of a gram |
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Milligram |
A metric unit of mass equal to 1/1000 of a gram |
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Milliliter |
A metric unit of capacity equal to 1/1000 of a liter |
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Millimeter |
A metric unit of length equal to 1/1000 of a liter |
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Necrosis |
The death of tissue |
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Phlebitis |
Inflammation of a vein, often accompanied by the formation of a clot; also known as thromobophlebitis. |
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Pulmonary Embolsis |
The blockage of a pulmonary artery by foreign matter, such as fat, air, tumor tissue, or a thrombus that usually arises from a peripheral vein. |
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Sepsis |
Infection |
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Thromboembolism |
A condition in which a blood vessel is blocked by an embolus carried in the bloodstream from the site of a formation of the clot |
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Thrombosis |
The formation of a blood clot (thrombus) in a blood vessel |
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Sloughing |
The separation of tissue |
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Universal Precautions |
Infection control practices in health care, observed for every patient and procedure, that prevent exposure to blood-bourne pathogens |
