Question | Answer |
fixative | a substance used to harden & perserve specimens |
hypoxia | a decreased amount of oxygen reaching the blood cells |
respiration | process of breathing, the inspiration & expiration of air involving muscles of the chest and abdomen |
pathology | study of diseases |
anoxia | lack of oxygen |
electrocardiogram | recording of electrical activity of the heart |
cheyne-stokes | alternating cycles of hypernea & apnea often seen in critically ill or unconscious pt. |
tachycardia | heart rate consistently above normal |
A.M. admissions | pt's entering the hospital the morning of surgery |
ambulatory surgery | surgical care performed w/o overnight hospitalization |
culture | a growth of living material/microorganism in a prepared media |
110-130 beats per minute | infant heart rate |
frozen section | a piece of tissue/organ quickly frozen & then cut into a thin slice for viewing under a microscope |
pre-operative holding area | designaged room/area where pt's wait prior to going to the OR |
hypothermia | below normal body temperature |
pulse pressure | difference between systolic & distolic |
suffocation | any stoppage of respirations caused by strangulation,aspiratio of foreign object or drowning |
blood pressure | force of blood exerted on the arterial walls as the heart beats |
formalin | an aqueous solution of 37% formaldehyde w/methanol added |
intermittent fever | fever that alternates between elevated & normal/subnormal body temperature |
dyspnea | painful,difficult or labored breathing |
remittent fever | fever that alternates rising/dropping, but which has no indication of normal body temperature |
hyperpnea | an increase in the depth of breathing |
specimen | any tissue,fluid or foreign body removed from a pt |
bronchial washings | cells collected from 1 or both bronchi by irrigation |
patient advocate | person who assists the pt and their families w/their need for information & assistance in coping with surgery |
pulse deficit | difference between pulse counts taken simultaneously at different sites |
asphyxia | increased CO2 & decreased O2 in the body as a result of some sort of interference w/respiration |
nursing process | planned process of integrated steps, includes assessment,planning,intervention & evaluation |
rales | bubbling/rattling sounds caused by mucous in the air passages as in bronchitis or pneumonia |
bradycardia | abnormally slow heart rate |
diastolic pressure | pressure at its lowest when heart is relaxed |
nursing diagnosis | classifying pt data collected to focus on care needed |
eupnea | ordinary, quiet respiration w/o effort |
febrile | feverous; pertaining to a fever |
orthopnea | breathing may only be possible when person stans or sits in an upright position |
smear | material spread thinly on a surface (slide) so it can be viewed under a microscope |
arrhythmia | uneven intervals between pulse or heart beats |
apnea | cessation in breathing; lack of breathing |
pulse | beat of the heart as felt thru the walls of the arteries |