Key Terms Chapter 6
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| Analgesia | Pain relief, in the form of oral, transdermal, or injectable medication.
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| Arrhythmia | Any abnormal pattern of electrical activity in the heart.
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| Atelectasis | The lack of gas exchange within alveoli, usually caused by alveolar collapse or fluid consolidation.
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| Auscultation | Listening to heart and lung sounds using a stethoscope.
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| Bradycardia | Abnormally low heart rate.
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| Capillary Refill Time | The time required for blood to refill capillaries after displacement by finger pressure.
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| Central Catheter | A long catheter left in place for extended periods.
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| Closed Suction Drain | Drain that uses vacuum bottles and plastic conduits to draw fluid away from the wound by producing negative pressure.
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| Debridement | Removal of devitalized or necrotic tissue from a wound to scavenge debris and kill bacteria.
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| Decubital Ulcer | Pressure sores exacerbated by recumbency, increased skin moisture, and irritation; pressure sores.
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| Dyspnea | Increased respiratory effort or difficulty breathing.
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| Eschar | Necrotic layers of tissue that slough off.
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| Euthanasia | The act of ending a patients life in a humane manner.
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| Hyperthermia | An increase above the body's normal temperature.
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| Hypothermia | Decreased body temperature.
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| Intraosseous | Route of injection directly into the bone marrow.
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| Lavage | To irrigate or wash.
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| Mentation | The mental state or status of a patient.
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| Normothermia | Normal body temperature.
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| Nystagmus | Involuntary eye movement.
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| Orthopnea | The sensation of breathlessness in the recumbent position.
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| Penrose Drain | A surgical device placed in a wound to drain fluid.
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| Percussion | Tapping the body's surface to produce vibration and sound; commonly used on the thorax for examining the heart and lungs.
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| Phlebitis | Local venous inflammation.
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| Presenting Complaint | What the client perceives that patient's problem to be.
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| Tachycardia | Abnormally rapid heartbeat accompanied by an irregular rhythm.
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| Tenesmus | Straining to defecate.
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