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Question | Answer |
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theca | the loose sheath enclosing the spinal cord |
urticaria | hives |
salem sump | a double lumen NG tube |
swan-ganz | pulmonary artery flow-directed catheter |
levin | a single lumen NG tube |
epistaxis | nosebleed |
veracity | sincerity, telling the truth and not practicing deception |
beneficience | the idea of being kind and doing good |
fidelity | faithfulness and loyalty |
talipes | congenital clubfoot |
ventricular septal defect | condition that allows blood to shunt between the right and left ventricles |
febrile | warm, flush, fever-ish |
pc (post cibum) | after meals |
tid (ter in die) | three times a day |
quid (quarter in die) | four times a day |
qh (quaque hora) | every hour |
gtt (guttae) | drops |
enterally | through the GI tract |
Res Ipsa Loquitur | the thing speaks for itself |
osmolality | the total number of dissolved particles in solution per kg of water |
the cycle of infection | infectious organism reservoir of infection portal of exit susceptible host portal of entry mode of transportation |
iantro- | physician |
pyelogram | imagining to look at kidneys and ureters, can help diagnose urinary tract disorders |
tort | an intentional or unintentional act that involves personal injury or damage to a patient |
a pacemakers leads catheter tips should be where | the apex of the right ventricle |
where should a CVC catheters distal tip be | near the right atrium in the vena cava |
at what rate should you do chest compressions | 100/min |
fomite | object or material that may be carrying an infection |
stages of grieving | denial anger bargaining depression acceptance |
subjective data | information from the patient |
objective data | information you obtain |
antipyretic | medication to reduce fever |
miscibility | the ability to mix with bodily fluids |