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Type of shock does the body initially maintain blood pressure by compensating?
What is Compensated shock?
The collarbone, located between the shoulder and the sternum.
What is the clavicle?
Receptors that monitor chemical changes, such as oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, are known as:
What are chemoreceptors?
Treatment for a heart attack such as ventricular fibrillation.
What is defibrillation?
Difficulty Breathing.
What is Dyspnea?
Breathing pattern is characterized by periods of rapid breathing followed by periods of apnea.
What is Cheyne - Stokes Breathing?
Sudden cardiac arrest caused by a blow to the chest at a critical time.
What is Commotio Cordis?
Arteries that supply oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle
What are coronary arteries?
Kidney failure often leads to a patient needing.
What is dialysis?
Abnormal heart rhythm
What is dysrhythmia?
Arteries that supply blood to the brain.
What are carotid arteries?
To make smaller or narrower.
What is constrict?
Grating or grinding sound often heard in broken bones
What is crepitation?
A large swollen or stretched body part.
What is Distended?
A type of shock where blood vessels lose their tone and blood is not distributed properly.
What is distributive shock?
Smallest blood vessels where oxygen exchange takes place.
What are capillaries?
A device that delivers constant air pressure to help patients breathe.
What is CPAP?
Reasons why a medication or procedure should not be used
What are contraindications?
Swelling or enlargement, often of the abdomen.
What is distention?
Excessive sweating
What is diaphoresis?
Protecting the patients private information.
What is confidentiality?
A type of shock where the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs.
What is cardiogenic shock?
A legal order that instructs healthcare providers not to perform CPR if the patient’s heart stops.
What is a DNR (Do not Resuscitate) order?
A dome-shaped muscle under the lungs that helps with breathing.
What is Diaphragm?
A condition or type of shock when the body can no longer maintain perfusion and blood pressure falls
What is Decompensated shock?