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45 Cards in this Set
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ABDOMEN
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1. lage and extends outward
2.hard, board like 3. soft, flabby 4. swollen, rounded 5. filled with gas 6. hangs down |
1.protuberant, distended
2. hard, rigid, distended, tympanic, taut 3.relaxed, flaccid 4.distended, edematous 5. tympanic, flatulent 6. pendulous |
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AMOUNTS
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1. large amounts of drainage
2. medium amount of drainage 3. small amount of drainage |
1. profuse, copious
2. moderate 3. scant |
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APPETITE
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1. loss of appetite
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1. anorexia
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BACK
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1. Hunchback
2. small of back 3. swayback |
1. kyphosis
2. lumbar region 3. lordosis |
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BLEEDING
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1. nose bleed
2. blood in urine 3. spitting up of blood 4. positive blood in stool |
1. epistaxis
2. hematuria 3. hemoptysis 4. Guaiac positive |
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BREATH
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1. unpleasant
2. foul 3. with sweet fruit like odor 4. urinous odor |
1. halitosis
2. fetid 3. fruity, sweet 4. odor of ammonia |
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BREATHING
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1. breathing
2. difficult breathing 3. short periods when breathing has ceased 6. inability to breathe while lying down 7. rapid breathing 8. increasing dyspnea with periods of apnea 9. laborious and noisy |
1. respiration
2. dyspnea 3. apnea 6. orthopnea 7. hyperpnea 8. Cheyne-Stokes respirations 9. stertorous |
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CONSCIOUSNESS
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1. alert, fully conscious, oriented to date, time , place
2. only partly conscious 3. unconscious, but can be aroused 4. unconscious, cannot be aroused |
1. alert, fully conscious
2. semi-conscious 3. stuporous 4. comatose |
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COUGH
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1. type of cough
2. occurring in spasms 3. coughing up or expectoration of blood |
1. continuous, persistent, productive, nonproductive, dry, hackling
2. spasmodic 3. hemoptysis |
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DECAY
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1. dead tissue
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1. tissue necrosis, necrotic
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DEFECATION
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1. frequent liquid defecation
2. color of stool 3. constituents of stool |
1. diarrhea
2. clay or dark brown, black , mustard, yellow, green, tarry, streaked with blood 3. liquid, soft or hard formed, watery, semiformed, constipated, undigested foods, mucoid |
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DRAINAGE
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1. containing pus
2. bloody 3. of lymphatic fluid 4. contains mucus and pus 5. tough, sticky 6. bloody, lymphatic (serous) |
1. purulent
2. sanguineous 3. serous 4. mucopurulent 5. tenacious 6. serosanguineous |
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EDEMA
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SWELLING IN EXTREMITIES, AFTER DEPRESSING FOR 5 seconds:
1. indented 2mm 2. indented 4 mm 3. indented 6 mm 4. indented 8 mm |
1. 1+ edema
2. 2+ edema 3. 3+ edema 4. 4+ edema |
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EMESIS
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1. produced by conscious effort of patient
2. ejected a few feet distance 3. if blood is noticeable |
1. induced
2. projectile 3. hematemesis |
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EYES
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1. sharpness of vision
2. yellow in color 3. puffy, swollen 4. drooping eyelids 6. unusually sensitive to light 7. double vision 8. cross eye, squinting 9. abnormal protrusion of eyeball 10. inflammation of conjunctiva 11. dilation of the pupil 12. contraction of the puil 13. near-sighedness 14. far-sightedness |
1. visual acuity
2. jaundiced 3. edematous 4. ptosis of lids 6. photophobia 7. diplopia 8. strabismus 9. exophthalmos 10. conjunctivitis 11. mydrasis, pupil, dilated 12. myosis, pupil constricted, pin point 13. myopia 14. hyperopia |
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FAINTNESS
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1. fainting
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1. syncope
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FEVER
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1. without fever
2. temperature above normal 3. temperature greatly above normal |
1. aferbrile
2. pyrexia 3. hyperpyrexia |
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HEAD
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1. forehead
2. region over temple 3. back of head 4. base of skull 5. having a large head 6. having a small head 7 top of head |
1. frontal region
2. temporal region 3. occipital region 4. bailar region 5. macrocephaly, hydrocephalus 6. microcephalus 7. parietal (left to right) |
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HIVES
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1. hives
2. itching |
1. urticaria
2. pruritus |
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JOINTS
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1. bending
2. to straighten 3. revolve around 4. move away from median line 5. move toward median line |
1. flexion
2. extension 3. rotation 4. abduction 5. adduction |
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LIPS
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1. blue in color
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1. cyanotic
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MEDICINE
(administration) |
1. by mouth
2. by rectum (pr) ;) 3. breathing in 4. rubbing into skin 5. under the skin 6. within the skin 7. within the muscle 8. within the spinal canal 9. within the vein 10. pouring into the body cavity |
1. orally
2. rectally 3. inhalation 4. topicallly 5. subcutaneous 6. intradermal 7. intramuscular 8. intraspinal, intrathecal 9. intravenous 10. instillation |
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MENSTRUATION
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1. if present when admitted
2. painful 3. total absence of 4. profuse of prolonged flow 5. cessation of |
1. meses present
2. dysmenorrhea 3. amenorrhea 4. menorrhagia 5. menopause |
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ODOR
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1. very unpleasant
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1. offensive, foul
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PARALYSIS
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1. of the muscles of the face
2. of the legs 3. of one side of the body 4. of a single limb 5. of all 4 extremities and usually the trunk |
1. facial
2. paraplegia 3. hemiplegia 4. monoplegia 5. quadriplegia |
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PERSPIRATION
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1. large amount of profuse
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1. Diaphoresis, diaphoretic
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POSITIONS
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1. flat on back, arms straight at sides
2. on side, knees flexed 3. on left side, left arm behind back, left leg slightly flexed, right leg greatly flexed 4. head of bed semi-eret 5. on back , buttocks near edge of table knees well flexed and separated 6. resting on knees and chest 7. on back, pelvis, and legs higher than head 8. on abdomen, face turned to one side 9. prone, with hips over break in the table and feet below level of head |
1. supine
2. lateral 3. Sim's (left or right) 4. Semi-Fowler's 40-45° - modified, knees, & legs not flexed 5. lithotomy 6. knee-chest 7. Trendelenburg 8. prone 9. jackknife |
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PULSE
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1. number of beats of minute
2. rhythm 3. beats missed at intervals 4. >100 beats per minute (bpm) 5. slow in rate, < 50 bpm 6. only scarcely perceptible 8. pulseless 9. pulse strength |
1. rate
2. regular or irregular, coupling, galloping 3. intermittent 4. rapid, fast, tachycardia 5. slow, bradycardia 6. thready, weak 8 Imperceptible, absent 9. 0 = absent, not palpable , inaudible č Doppler 1+ = diminished/palpable 2+ = expected/normal 3+ = strong/full pulse 4+ = bounding, can't be obliterated 10. normal in rate and rhythm |
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SKIN
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1. normal
2. blue in color 3. very white 4. redness 5. shines 6. raw surface 7. yellow in color 8. containing colored areas 9. scraped 10. cold and moist |
1. Healthy, normal for race
2. Cyanotic, mottled 3. extreme pallor, ashen 4. erythema 5. glossy 6. excoriation 7. jaundiced 8. pigmented 9. abraded, denuded 10. clammy |
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SPEECH
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1. not understandable
2. meaningless, wondering 3. words run together 4. difficulty speaking 5. unable to speak |
1. incoherent
2. rambling 3. slurring 4. dysphasia 5. aphasisa |
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THROAT
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1. difficulty swallowing
2. inability to swallow 3. other descriptive terms |
1. dysphagia
2. aphagia 3. red, swollen, inflamed, ulcerated |
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TONGUE
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1. descriptive terms
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1. pink, moist, dry, cracked, swollen, coated, inflamed, ulcerated
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URINATION
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1. to urinate
2. no control over urination 3. large amount of urine voided 4. total suppression of urine 5. frequent voiding at night 6. increased amount of voided 7. painful urination 8. pus in urine 9. blood in urine 10. scantiness of urine 11. sugar in urine |
1. voiding, micturate
2. incontinence 3. diuresis 4. anuria 5. nocturia 6. polyuria 7. dysuria 8. pyruia 9. hematuria 10. oliguria 11. glycosuria |
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WEIGHT
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1. overweight
2. abnormal thinness 3. very underweight |
1. obese
2. emaciated, wasting 3. cachectic |
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WOUNDS
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1. discharging pus
2. black or gray necrotic tissue 3. wound drainage |
1. suppurating, purulent
2. eschar 3. exudate |
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CODE RED
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FIRE
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USE R.A.C.E
Rescue, Alarm, Confine, Extinguish/Evacuate |
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CODE ORANGE
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Dangerous or Violent Situation
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Notify 911; Personal safety is priority
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CODE BROWN
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Severe Weather
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Code will be called and staged. Stage I-Watch: for deteriorating conditions: Stage II- Warning: close windows and doors; Stage III- Imminent danger, evacuate to interior of building
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CODE BLUE
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Urgent Medical Assistance Needed
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Call code overhead with location. Assist as appropriate and transport to appropriate unit.
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CODE YELLOW
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External Disaster Involving Casualties
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Hospital and our area will prepare for influx of multiple patients. Charge Nurse/Nurse Manager will coordinate on your unit.
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CODE GREEN
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Internal Disaster Utility Failure
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Code will be Called overhead. Backup generators and resources will be utilized. May need to evacuate certain areas.
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CODE PINK
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Missing or Abducted Child/Infant
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Observe for possible abductors. Question any suspicious, suspected, or possible perpetrators. Write down any information immediately. Contact security and 911.
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CODE WHITE
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Evacuate the Unit or Hospital
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Code will be called overhead. Nurse Manager/Charge Nurse will coordinate with staff and hospital emergency response team.
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CODE GRAY
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Hostage Situation
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Stay calm, notify outside individuals if possible. Stay away from windows or doors. Comply with abductors requests.
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CODE BLACK
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Bomb Threat
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Notify 911, call code overhead. Collect as much information as possible (if by phone). Do not tamper with any packages. Take personal belongings and evacuate the area.
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