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ButteADN NSG54 Unit1
Terminology for Unit 1- Therapeutic Environment & Vital Signs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Apical Pulse | Pulse heard at the apex of the heart |
| Afebrile | Without fever |
| Antipyretics | Agent that reduces fever |
| Basal Metabolic Rate | the rate at which heat is given off by an organism at complete rest |
| Bradycardia | A slow heartbeat marked by a pulse rate below 60 beats per minute in an adult |
| Cardiac Output Conduction | The amount of blood discharged from the left or right ventricle per minuteThe transfer of electrons, ions, heat, or sound waves through a conductor or conducting medium |
| Convection | Loss of body heat by means of transfer to the surrounding cooler air |
| Diaphoresis | Profuse sweating |
| Diffusion Evaporation | The tendency of the molecules of a substance (gas, liquid, or solid) to move from a region of high concentration to one of lower concentrationLoss in volume due to conversion of a liquid into a vapor |
| Febrile | With fever |
| Hematocrit | The volume of erythrocytes packed by centrifugation in a given volume of blood |
| Hypertension | a condition in which the blood pressure (BP) is higher than 140 mm Hg systolic or 90 mm Hg diastolic |
| Hypotension | A decrease of the systolic and diastolic blood pressure to below normal |
| Hypoxemia | Decreased oxygen tension (oxygen concentration) of arterial blood, measured by arterial oxygen partial pressures (PaO2) values |
| Orthopnea | Labored breathing that occurs when lying flat and improves when standing or sitting up |
| Orthostatic hypotension | Hypotension occurring when a person assumes an upright position after getting up from a bed or chair |
| Postural hypotension | Hypotension occurring when a person assumes an upright position after getting up from a bed or chair |
| Radial pulse | A pulse felt over the radial artery |
| Radiation | The process by which energy is propagated through space or matter |
| Sphygmomanometer | An instrument for determining arterial blood pressure indirectly. The two types are aneroid and mercury |
| Tachycardia | An abnormally rapid heart rate, greater than 100 beats per minute (bpm) in adults |
| Aerobic | Taking place in the presence of oxygen |
| Anaerobic | Taking place in the absence of oxygen |
| Asepsis | A condition free from germs, infection, and any form of life |
| Bacteriostasis | The arrest of bacterial growth |
| Colonization | The growth of microorganisms, esp. bacteria, in a particular body site |
| Edema | A local or generalized condition in which body tissues contain an excessive amount of tissue fluid in the interstitial spaces |
| Exudate | Any fluid released from the body with a high concentration of protein, cells, or solid debris |
| Granulation tissue | The newly formed vascular and connective tissue produced in the early stages of wound healing |
| Iatrogenic infection | Any injury or illness that occurs as a result of medical care |
| Inflammatory response | An immunological defense against injury, infection, or allergy, marked by increases in regional blood flow, immigration of white blood cells, and release of chemical toxins |
| Leukocytosis | An increase in the number of leukocytes (usually above 10,000/mm3) in the blood,typically in response to infection, inflammation, trauma, or stress |
| Medical asepsis | Techniques used to control and to reduce the spread of pathogenic microorganisms. A medical aseptic technique is hand washing |
| Necrotic | Relating to or descriptive of death of a portion of tissue |
| Nosocomial infection | An infection acquired in a hospital, nursing home, or other health care settings |
| Phagocytosis | A three-stage process by which phagocytes (neutrophils, monocytes, and macrophages) engulf and destroy microorganisms, other foreign antigens, and cell debris |
| Pathogen | A microorganism capable of producing a disease |
| Purulent | Suppurative; forming or containing pus |
| Sanguineous | 1. Bloody; relating to blood. 2. Having an abundance of blood. |
| Serous | 1. Having the nature of serum. 2. Thin or watery, rather than syrupy, thick, or viscous. |
| Standard precautions | Guidelines to reduce the risk of the spread of infection in hospitals(e.g., handwashing and PPE equipment such as gloves, mask, eye protection, gown) |
| Surgical asepsis | absence of septic matter; freedom from infection or infectious material |
| Systemic | Relative or pertinent to a system |
| Virulence | The relative power and degree of pathogenicity possessed by organisms |
| Alopecia | Absence or loss of hair, esp. of the head |
| Epidermis | The outermost layer of the skin |
| Gingivitis | Inflammation of the gums characterized by redness, swelling, and tendency to bleed |
| Neuropathy | Any disease of the nerves |
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