Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Oxygenation
key words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adventitious | Abnormal breath sounds heard over the lungs. |
| Arterial Blood Gas | A diagnostic test examining the arterial blood' used to determine the pressure exerted by oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood. |
| Bronchial | Those heard over the trachea; high in pitch and intensity, whit expiration being longer than inspiration. |
| Bronchodilator | Medication that relaxes contractions of smooth muscles of the bronchioles. |
| Bronchovesicular | Normal breath sounds heard over the upper anterior chest and intercostal area. |
| Crackles | Fine, crackling sounds made as air moves through wet secretions in the lungs. |
| Diffusion | Tendency of solutes to move freely throughout a solvent from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration until equilibrium is established. |
| Dyspnea | Difficult or labored breathing. |
| Dysrhythmia | An abnormal cardiac rhythm. |
| Edotracheal Tube | Polyvinyl-chloride airway that is inserted through the nose or the mouth into the trachea, using a laryngoscope as a guide. |
| Expiration | Act of breathing out; synonym is exhalation. |
| Heart Failure | When the heart is unable to pump a sufficient blood supply, resulting in inadequate perfusion and oxygenation of tissues. |
| Hemothorax | Blood that develops in the pleural space. |
| Hyperventilation | Condition in which there is more than the normal amount of air entering and leaving the lungs. |
| Hypoventilation | Decreased rate or depth of air movement into the lungs. |
| Hypoxia | Inadequate amount of oxygen available to the cells. |
| Inspiration | Act of breathing in; synonym is inhalation. |
| Metered-dose Inhaler | Instrument that delivers a controlled dose of medication to narrowed airways with each compression of the canister. |
| Myocardial infarction | One type of acute coronary syndrome characterized by the death of heart tissue due to the lack of oxygen; also known as a heart attack. |
| Nasal Cannula | Disposable, plastic device that delivers oxygen via two protruding prongs for insertion into the nostrils. |
| Nebulizer | Instrument that disperses fine particles of medication into the deeper passages of the respiratory tract where absorption occurs. |
| Pacemaker | Another name for the sinoatrial (SA) node; initiates the transmission of electrical impulses, causing contraction of the heart at regular intervals. |
| Perfusion | Process by which oxygenated blood passes through body tissues. |
| Pleural Effusion | Fluid in the pleural space. |
| Pleural Friction Rub | Continuous, dry grating sound caused by inflammation of pleural surfaces and loss of lubricating pleural fluid. |
| Pneumothorax | Air in the pleural space. |
| Pulmonary Ventilation | Movement of air into and out of the lungs. |
| Respiration | Gas exchange between the atmospheric air in the alveoli and blood in the capillaries. |
| Sinoatrial Node | A mass of tissue in the upper right atrium, just below the opening of the superior vena cava, that intitiates the transmission of electrical impulses, causing contraction of the heart at regular intervals; also known as pacemaker. |
| Spirometer | Instrument used to measure lung capacities and volumes; one type is used to encourage deep breathing (incentive spirometry). |
| Tachypnea | Rapid rate of breathing. |
| Thoracentesis | Aspiration of fluid or air from the pleural space. |
| Vescular | Normal sound of respirations heard on ausculation over the peripheral lung areas. |
| Wheezes | Continuous, high-pitched squeak or musical sound made as air moves through narrowed or partially obstructed airway passages. |
Created by:
morgancoady
Popular Nursing sets