Neuro
Patient assessment
Airway
A+P
Trauma
100
Seizures that result from a sudden high fever
What are febrile seizures
100
Key signs that are used to evaluate a patient's overall condition
What are vital signs
100
A dangerous condition in which the body tissues and cells do not have enough oxygen
What is hypoxia
100
Motion of a limb away from midline
What is abduction
100
Loss or damage of the superficial layer of skin
What is an abrasion
200
A sensation experienced prior to a seizure
What is an aura
200
Objective findings that can be seen, heard, felt, smelled, or measured
What is a sign
200
A partial or complete accumulation of air in the pleural space
What is a pneumothorax
200
A large opening at the base of the skull through which the brain connects to the spinal cord
What is foramen magnum
200
The displacement of organs outside of the body
What is an evisceration
300
A state of profound unconsciousness from which a patient cannot be aroused
What is a coma
300
Involuntary muscle contractions of the abdominal wall in an effort to protect an inflamed abdomen
What is guarding
300
The ability of the alveoli to expand when air is drawn in during inhalation
What is compliance
300
The upper quarter of the sternum
What is the manubrium
300
The inability to remember events leading up to a head injury
What is retrograde amnesia
400
Weakness on one side of the body
What is hemiparesis
400
Movements in which the skin pills in around the ribs during inspiration
What are retractions
400
A condition in which air fills the stomach, often as a result of high volume and pressure during artificial ventilation
What is gastric distention
400
Portion of the pons that increases the length of inspiration and decreases the respiratory rate
What is the apneustic center
400
The motion of the portion of the chest wall that is detached in a flail chest
What is paradoxical motion
500
A patient who is unable to understand or produce speech is displaying ?
What is aphasia
500
Negative findings that require no care or intervention
What are pertinent negatives
500
Irregular, ineffective respirations that may or may not have an identifiable pattern
What are ataxic respirations
500
Portions of the nervous system that when stimulated can cause constriction of blood vessels
What are alpha-adrenergic receptors
500
A phenomenon in which speed causes a projectile to generate pressure waves which in turn cause tissue damage
What is cavitation
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