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Chapter 8
Animal Care and Nursing
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Analgesia | Pain relief, in the form of oral, transdermal, or injectable medication; the inability to feel pain while still conscious. |
| Arrhythmia | Any abnormal pattern of electrical activity in the heart; abnormal heart rhythm; irregular heartbeat. |
| Atelectasis | The lack of gas exchange within alveoli, usually caused by alveolar collapse or fluid consolidation. |
| Auscultation | Listening to heart and lung sounds using a stethoscope; listening to sounds produced by the body directly (with the ear and no instrument) or indirectly (using a stethoscope to amplify sounds) |
| Bradycardia | Abnormally low heart rate, decreased heart rate. |
| Capillary refill time | Is the rate of return of color to oral mucous membranes after application of gentle digital pressure and is indicative of the perfusion of the peripheral tissues with blood. |
| Central catheter | A long catheter left in place for extended periods; composed of materials designed to produce little if any tissue reaction. |
| Closed-suction drain | Drain that use vacuum bottles and plastic conduits to draw fluid away from the wound by producing a negative pressure. |
| Debridement | Is the removal of devitalized or necrotic tissue. |
| Decubital ulcer | Pressure sores exacerbated by recumbency, increased skin moisture, and irritation; pressure sores (bed sores) that result from an animal lying on a bony prominence for too long. |
| Dyspnea | Increases respiratory effort or difficulty breathing. |
| Eschar | Necrotic layers of tissue that slough off. |
| Euthanasia | The act of ending a patient's life in a humane manner. |
| Hyperthermia | An increase above the body's normal temperature caused by drugs, toxins, or external temperature, such as in heat stroke; increased body temperature. |
| Hypothermia | Decreased body temperature. |
| Intraosseous | Referring to route of injection directly into the bone marrow. |
| Lavage | To irrigate or wash. |
| Mentation | The mental state or status of a patient; the patient's attentiveness or reaction to its environment; mental function. |
| Normothermia | Normal body temperature. |
| Nystagmus | Involuntary eye movement. |
| Orthopnea | Is a term applied to respiratory distress that is exacerbated by recumbency. |
| Penrose drain | A surgical devise placed in a wound to drain fluid; consists of a soft rubber tube placed in a wound area. |
| Percussion | Tapping the body's surface to produce vibration and sound; commonly used on the thorax for examining the heart and lungs; the creation of waves of air to loosen secretions in lungs. typically accomplished by clapping hands across the thorax. |
| Phlebitis | Local venous inflammation. |
| Presenting complaint | What the client perceives the patient's problem to be; the primary medical problem. |
| Tachycardia | Abnormally rapid beating of the heart. |
| Tenesmus | Straining to defecate. |
| Stertor | Is defined as a low-pitched snoring noise. |
| Stridor | Is a high-pitched, harsh,wheezy noise. |
| Pulse deficit | Presence of a difference between the heart rate and pulse rate, as in atrial fibrillation. |
| Tachypnea | Rapid breathing. |
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