Terminology
Cardiac
Blood
Lymphatic
Miscellaneous
100
Functional units of the kidney that form urine.
What are nephrons?
100
Pacemaker of the heart.
What is the SA (Sinoatrial Node)?
100
Plasma
What is liquid component of blood?
100
Transports dietary fats, drains interstitial fluid, protects against infection, provides immunity and returns excess proteins to circulation.
What are the functions of the lymphatic organs?
100
Systematic and continuous data collection.
What is the nursing assessment?
200
Measures amount of dissolved substances in the urine....concentration.
What is Specific Gravity?
200
Turbulent blood flow heard as an abnormal heart sound.
What is a murmor?
200
Red Blood Cells (RBC)
What are Erythrocytes?
200
Destroys old RBCs and serves as a resevoir for blood.
What is the spleen?
200
Statement of patient's actual or potential problem.
What is the Nursing Diagnosis?
300
Inability of the bladder to hold urine.
What is incontinence?
300
Closure of the atrial ventricular valves.
What is S1?
300
White Blood Cells. (WBC)
What are leukocytes?
300
Clustered along lymphatic vessels.
What are lymph nodes?
300
Temperature significantly below normal.
What is hypothermia?
400
Decrease in expected amount of urine...less than 30cc/hr
What is Oliguria?
400
Tricuspid and Bicuspid Valves.
What are Atrial/Ventricular valves?
400
Erthropoiesis
What is the formation of red blood cells?
400
Lymph nodes found in the neck region.
What are cervical lymph nodes?
400
Auscultated at the 5th intercostal space, mid-clavicular.
What is the Apical pulse?
500
Return blood to the heart.
What are veins?
500
Lack of exercise, smoking, high fat diet.
What are risk factors of heart disease that are modifiable?
500
Defend body agains diseases and pathogens.
What are leukocytes?
500
Lymph nodes found in the arm pit.
What are axillary lymph nodes?
500
Heart rate below normal (below 60/min.)
What is bradycardia?
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