| term |
description |
| Values |
Quality or standard that is desirable or worthy of esteem in itself; expressed in behaviors, language, and the standards of conduct maintained. |
| basic values groups |
personal, cultural, professional |
| biomedical ethics |
branch of ethics dealing with dilemmas faced by medical professionals, patients, their family and friends |
| ethics |
system or code of conduct & morals advocated by a particular individual or group |
| Professionalism |
Awareness of conduct, aims, and qualities defining a given profession, familiarity with professional code of ethics, and understanding of ethical schools of thought, patient-professional interaction models, and patients’ rights. |
| Professional interactions |
Respect, Compassion, Vocabulary, Body language, Appearance (cleanliness), Education (CME’s), Professional organizations (ASE, SDMS, SVU, AIUM, etc.) |
| Consequentialsim |
Bases decisions on the consequences or outcomes of a given act. |
| Deontology |
Bases decision making on individual motives and morals. |
| Deontology |
Actions themselves matter more than their consequences. **Uses personal rules of right and wrong.
|
| Deontology |
EXAMPLE: Members of certain religious groups refuse blood transfusions because they feel the act is morally wrong. |
| sinus bradycardia |
heart rate <60 BPM (can be normal or insufficient, depending on pt's physical fitness) |
| sinus tachycardia |
tracing shows rapid HR with deviations from normal |
| PVC's |
irregular or early ventricular contractions interfere with normal heart rate and rhythm |
| V fib |
heart quivers and loses ability to contract |
| Ventricular Fibrillation |
most common cause of sudden death |
| V tach |
HR increases to 150-250 BPM; heart beats regularly, but output is too low to be effective |
| Ventricular Tachycardia |
pt may lose consciousness and become hypotensive. If left untreated, may lead to V fib |
| dyspnea |
difficulty breathing |
| tachypnea |
rapid breathing |
| hyperventilation |
breathing too quickly/deeply; pt may feel faint or experience tingling/numbness in extremities |
| orthopnea |
difficulty breathing when recumbent |
| pulse |
pressure wave in an artery with each heart contraction |
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