Question | Answer |
arterial blood gases | ABG |
afibrile | without fever |
apnea | without breathing |
arrythmia | irregular heartbeat |
ateriosclerosis | hardening of the arteries |
asthma | disease that affects the air passages in the lungs causing shortness of breath |
atherosclerosis | deposits of fat in arterial walls |
arerial fibrillation | af- rapid, irregular twitching of the heart |
auxillary | under the armpit |
body mass index | BMI |
blood pressure | bp, the force the blood exerts on the artery walls as they contract and relax with each heartbeat |
brachial | upper arm or elbow |
bradycardia | extremely slow heartbeat |
bradypnea | slow breathing |
call the arrest | notify the appropriate people |
cardiopulmonary | pertaining to the heart and lungs |
cardiovascular | pertaining to the heart and vessels |
carotid | neck |
Coronary Care Unit | CCU |
cheyne-stokes- | breathing caracterized by fluctuations in deapth of respiration |
clapping | using cupped hands to firmly strike regions to move secretions |
chronic obstructive lung disease | COLD |
congestive heart failure | CHF- heart is unable to pump all the blood away from the lungs |
crackles | sounds produced by air passing over airway secreations |
crepitation | sound produced by air passing over airway secreations |
circulation, sensation, movement | CSM |
cerebrovascular accident | CVA |
Deep breathing & coughing | DB&C |
deep suctioning | endotracheal suctioning |
diastolic pressure | pressure exerted on vessels when the heart is relaxing. |
dorsalis pedis | ankle |
dyspnea | difficult breathing |
emphysema | degeneration of the alveolar sacs in the lungs |
extubate | remove the endotracheal tube |
febrile | with fever |
femoral | thigh |
height and weight | anthropometric measurements |
hemorrhage | loss of a large amount of blood |
height | ht. |
hypertension | high blood pressure |
hypotension | low blood pressure |
hypoxia | insufficient oxygen in blood or tissue |
Intensive Care Unit | ICU |
idiopathic | disease with unknown cause |
Myocardial infarction | MI |
orally | by mouth |
oximeter | instrument to measure oxygen levels in blood |
oxygenation | proccess of the body being supplied with adequate amounts of oxygen |
pulmonary function test | PFT |
physiotherapist | assessespatients, divises deep breathing excercises. |
pneumonia | acute infections of the lungs |
popliteal | behind the knees |
posterior tibial | back of shin |
postural drainage | using gravity to help drain mucus and secretions |
as required | PRN |
pulse | rate, volume and rythem of the heart |
peripheral vascular accident | PVA |
radial | wrist |
rales | crackles |
rectally | by rectum |
resperation | rate of quality of breathing |
rhonchi | musical-pitched sounds that resemble snoring, heard on auscultation |
registered repiratory technician | RT/RRCP |
Sterile Proccessing department | SPD |
shygomanometer | instrument for measuring blood pressure |
stethosccope | devise that amplifies sound to listen to the heart and blood pressure |
sublingual | below the tongue |
systolic pressure | pressure on the vascular walls when the heart is contracting |
tachypnea | increase in the rate of breathing |
telemetry monitor | traces heart's activity, readout displayed on a small screen |
Telemetry Unit | a step down from ICU |
temperature | the body's ability to control heat |
temporal | by forehead |
thermometer | instrument for measuring heat |
tracheostomy | forming a new opening in the trachea |
tympanically | by ear |
temperature, pulse, respiations | TPR |
vibrations | rapid movement of flattened hads to remove secretions |
vital signs | important measurements of the body's state of health. |
weight | wt. |
pacemaker | electronic device that regulates the heartbeat |