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Vital Signs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Arteriosclerosis | hardening of the arteries |
| Atherosclerosis | Fatty plaque in the inner artery walls. |
| Myocardial infarct(ion) | heart attack |
| Cerebral Vascular Accident; CVA | stroke, brain is deprived of blood supply |
| Hypertension | high blood prssure --> 140/90 |
| Congestive heart failure; CHF | heart is unable to pump all of the blood away from the heart. |
| Artrial Fibrillation | atrial contractions are rapid, irregular. Not in rhythm with the ventricles. |
| Conditions that affect o2 | hypoxia; insufficient oxygen in the blood |
| Health professionals | initiate, administer treatments ordered by the doctor ex. Registered respiratory technologist or Registered respiratory care practitioner. |
| Physiotherapist; physio | respiratory assessments & related therapy |
| Spirometry | measures the air capacity of the lungs, volume of air exchange & compliance of the respiratory muscles. |
| thoracocentesis | remove excess fluid from the pleural cavity |
| T | temperature |
| P | pulse |
| R | respirations |
| BP | blood pressure |
| Anthrometric | body measuring |
| Ht | height |
| Wt | weight |
| endotracheal tubes | a tube inserted into the airway receive general anesthetic;inserted with a laryngoscope into main bronchus |
| Suctioning | remove mucus, phlegm & other secretions from the airway. used to obtain a specimen |
| Telemetry unit | unit for cardiac monitoring, as a step down from ICU |
| Normal oral temperature | 98.6f or 37c |
| Oral temperature | by mouth, takes 2-3mins, quite accurate #3 |
| Tympanic | by ear, takes 2sec, accurate #2 |
| Rectal | by anus, takes 2-3mins, most accurate #1 |
| Axillary | by arm pit, takes 5+mins, least accurate #4 |
| Normal tympanic temperature | 99.6f or 37.5c |
| Normal rectal temperature | 99.6f or 37.5c |
| Normal axillary temperature | 97.6f or 36.5c |
| Slight fever | 99.6-101.0f or 37.5-38.3c |
| moderate fever | 101.0-102.0f or 38.3-38.8c |
| AF | atrial fibrillation |
| CSM | Circulation,Sensation,Movement |
| CVA | Cerebral vascular accident |
| SPD | Sterile processing department |
| MI | Myocardial infarction |
| PRN | as necessary or as required |
| PVA | peripheral vascular assesment |
| RT or RRCP | resiratory technologist or Registered respiratory care practioner |
| TPR | temperature, pulse, respirations |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
Created by:
Brittanyyy
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