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QP3-9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| TACHYCARDIA | ELEVATED HEART RATE OF 100 BEATS PER MINUTE |
| TRACHEOSTOMY | CREATION OF AN OPENING STOMA INTO THE TRACHEA THROUGH THE NECK WITH INSERTION OF AN INDWELLING TUBE TO FACILITATE PASSAGE OF AIR OR EVACUATION OF SECRETIONS |
| TIDAL VOLUME | THE VOLUME OF GAS INSPIRED OR EXPIRED DURING EACH RESPIRATORY CYCLE |
| TACHYPNEA | VERY RAPID RESPIRATION-ABOVE 20 BREATHS PER MINUTE |
| VEINS | BLOOD VESSELS CARRYING BLOOD BACK TO THE HEART FROM THE ORGANS AND TISSUES |
| VENTILATION | BREATHING MOVEMENT OF AIR IN AND OUT OF THE LUNGS |
| VENTRICLES | PUMPING CHAMBERS OF THE HEART |
| VITAL CAPACITY | VOLUME OF GAS MEASURED ON A SLOW COMPLETE EXPIRATION WITHOUT FORCED OR RAPID EFFORT AFTER MAXIMUM INHALATION |
| NPPV | NON INVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION |
| PEEP | POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE |
| PSV | PRESSURE SUPPORT VENTILATION |
| EPAP | EXPIRATORY |
| IPAP | INSPIRATORY |