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preoperative vocab
preoperative medical terminology
| 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 |
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