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Adult II Mechanical Vent for Test 2

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Tension pneumothorax   air accumulating in the pleural space increases to a dangerous level, causing a mediastinal shift that pushes the heart, great vessels,trachea, and lungs toward the unaffected side.  
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signs/symptoms of tension pneumothorax   severe respiratory distress, tracheal deviation to the unaffected side, cyanosis, muffled heart sounds, and possibly cardiac arrest  
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Central Venous Pressure CVP   The amount of blood returning to the heart  
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P wave   1st positive deflection lasts .06 to .11 sec  
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P-R Interval   0.12-.20 sec represents the time of impulse transmission from the SA node to the AV node  
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QRS Interval   .04 to .12 seconds depolarization of ventricles  
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QT   .34 to .43 seconds represents entire cardiac cycle  
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T wave   0.16 seconds repolarization of cardiac fiber if elevated the heart is not resting  
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