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nursing - terms, assessment, body sys

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bruit   sign comprising an abnormal swishing sound  
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dyspnea   difficulty breathing  
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normal capillary refill   less than 3 seconds; more than 3 sec= sluggish digital circulation; 5 seconds is abnormal;  
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capillary refill   also blanch - test by pressing firmly for 5 sec on area and estimating speed at which blood returns  
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what conditions identified with delay in capillary refill   poor cardiac function, dehydration, PVD  
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LOC   level of consciousness; meas of neurolog assessment; x1=person, x2= person and place, x3 = person, place, and time, x4 = person, place, time, and purpose  
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PERRLA   pupils equal, round, reactive to light, and accomodation  
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Glascow coma scale   standardized, objective meas of consciousness; 3 areas - eye opening, verbal response, motor response; each has score and total the number; normal is 15;, score 8 or less indicates severe brain injury  
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abnormal skin color findings   pallor (white), cyanosis (dusky blue), jaundice (yellow), erythema (redness), ecchymosis  
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normal skin findings   warm, dry, smith, with good turgor  
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turgor   elasticity of the skin; caused by outward press of cells and interstitial fluid  
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normal corotid pulse sound   regualr and palpable without a thrill(vibrating sensation perceived as you palpate along the artery)  
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tachypnea   rapid rate of breathing; greater than 24 breaths/minute  
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bradypnea   slow breathing; less than 10 breaths/min  
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normal O2 saturation   90% - 100%  
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normal respiration rate   12-20/minute  
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normal BP   Systolic less than 120; Diastolic less than 80  
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normal pulse/heart rate   60-100 bpm  
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bowel sounds   normal rate is 4-32/minumte; occur q 15-60 sec; classified as active, hyperactive, or absent  
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normal mucous membrane findings   moist, pink, free of lesions; dry= dehydration  
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tachycardia   greater than 100 bpm  
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bradycardia   less than 60 bpm  
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pre-hypertension   Systolic = 121-139 OR Diastolic = 81-89  
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hypertension   Systolic = 140 or greater OR Systolic = 90 or greater  
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hypotension   Systolic less than 90  
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pulse pressure   difference between systolic and diastolic ; eg. 120/80  
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sign   objective  
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symptom   subjective  
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strength of pulse noted as   0 = absent, 1+ = thready, 2+ = weak, 3+ = normal, 4+ = bounding  
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bounding    
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