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25 Cards in this Set
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Inspection
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Use of sight to gather data.
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Palpation
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The use of touch to gather data.
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Percussion
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Tapping your fingers on the skin using short strokes to assess underlying structures.
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Ausculation
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The use of hearing to gather data.
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Apnea
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Cessation of breathing for a few minutes.
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Bradycardia
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"Brady"=slow "Cardia"=heart
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Diastolic
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The minimum pressure exerted against the arterial walls between cardiac contractions when the heart is at rest.
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Dysrhythmia
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When the intervals between beats vary enough to be noticeable.-Single beats or group of beats.
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Eupnea
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People who have respirations that fall withing normal parameters.
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Hypertension
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Persistently higher than normal BP.
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Hyperventilation
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Occurs when rapid and deep breathing result in an excess loss of CO2.
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Hypotension
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When systolic blood pressure is less than 100mmHg
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Hypothermia
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When core body temp. drops below <96.8
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Inhalation
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Expansion of the chest cavity and lungs, which creates negative pressure inside the lungs causing air to be drawn in through the nose, mouth, and airways.
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Orthostatic Hypotension
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When a person's BP drops suddenly upon moving from a lying position to a sitting or standing position.
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Tachypnea
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Also called polypnea-Abnormally fast breathing.
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Ventilation
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Airing out a space or room of unpleasant odors.
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Sphygmomanometer
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Vinyl or cloth cuff,a pressure bulb w/ a regulating and manometer.
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Tachycardia
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"Tachy"=rapid "cardia"=heart
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Respiration
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The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing. Also called ventilation.
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Systolic pressure
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The peak pressure exerted against arterial walls as the ventricles contract and eject blood.
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Pulse Deficit
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The difference between the two counts when taking the radial and apical pulses at the same time to assess heart function.
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Korotokoff Sounds
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The sounds you listen for when you assess BP.
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Paradoxical breathing
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Exhalation
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The act of breathing out air. During exhalation, the diaphragm relaxes and moves upward, causing compression of the lungs and an outward flow of air. Also called expiration.
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