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Chapter 26 BNA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| central venous line | a type of intravenous (IV) line that is inserted into a large vein in the body |
| chest tubes | hollow drainage tubes that are inserted into the chest to drain air, blood, pus, or fluids that has collected inside the pleural space/ cavity |
| delirium | a sudden state of severe confusion due to a change in the body; also called acute confusion state or acute brain syndrome |
| gastrostomy | a surgically created opening in the abdomen and stomach |
| hypoxemia | low level of oxygen in the blood |
| intubation | the insertion of a plastic tube through the mouth or nose and into the trachea or windpipe in order to place an artificial airway |
| mechanical ventilator | a machine used to inflate and deflate the lungs when a person cannot breathe on his own. |
| nasogastric tube | a feeding tube that is inserted through the nose and into the stomach |
| percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube | a tube placed through the abdominal wall into the stomach to deliver liquid nutrients and medication |
| pulse oximeter | device that measures a persons blood oxygen level and pulse rate |
| sedation | the use of medication to calm a person |
| sepsis | a serious illness caused by an infection, usually bacterial, that requires immediate care |
| telemetry | the application of a cardiac monitoring device that transmits information about the heat rhythm and heat rate to a monitoring station for assessment |
| total parenteral nutrition (TPN) | the intravenous infusion of nutrients in a basic form that is absorbed directly by the cells by passing the digestive tract. |