Terminology
Acute
A sudden or sever onset of illness or symptoms
Catheter
A flexible tube that is inserted into the body to remove or deliver fluids.
Hypertension
High bp
Palliative care
Care for those who are very ill to improve quality of life.
Urinary incontinence
Loss of bladder control ruslting in accidental urination.
Anesthesia
A loss of feeling or sensation usually through medication
Diastolic
Lower the blood pressure that indicates the pressure in the arteries when the heart is resting
Inflammation
Localized response to injury or infection that is characterized by swelling, redness, heat, and pain.
Prophylaxis
A preventative treatment used to protect against disease or infection.
Ventalation
The procces of breathing with an assisted machine.
Anticoagulant
Medication for blood clots
Electrocardiogram ECG
Test that measures the electrical activity of the heart
Intravenous-IV
Method of delivering fluids through the vein
Systolic
The higher number in bp reading that indicates the pressure when the heart is contracting
Wound debridement
The process of removing dead tissue or damages tissue
Arrhythmia
Irregular heart beat
Embolosim
Blockage in the blood vessel usually by blood clots.
Ischemia
Lack of blood flow usually by a blockage in the blood vessel
Thrombosis
Formation of a blood clot inside of a blood vessel
Asthma
A chronic lung disease that causes irration into he air ways and swelling.
Artery
Blood vessel that takes oxygenated blood away form the heart to other parts of the body.
Hemoglobin
A protein in the red blood cells that carries oxygen from lungs the rest of the body.
Myocardial infraction
Heart attack
Tracheostomy
a surgical incision made in the throat to help breath
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
A severe lung condition in response to an infection.