A surgical creation under the patient's skin that links an artery to a vein
What is a fistula
100
After the yellow top, this color is drawn next in the correct order of draw.
What is blue
100
Inflammation of a vein.
What is phlebitis
100
Term used to describe any abnormal changes in the heart rhythm.
What is arrythmia
200
The natural pacemaker of the heart.
What is the SA node
200
Your patient has a fluid restriction of 900 mls/day. He has an IV of NS @ 25 mls/hr. Your patient can drink this amount of other fluids in that 24 hour period.
What is 300 mls
200
The first vein of choice when performing a venipuncture
What is the medial cubital
200
The abnormal sound of blood flowing through a heart valve.
What is a murmur
200
The color of the V5 lead.
What is orange
300
Oxygenated blood enters which chamber of the heart.
What is the left atrium
300
You enter a patient's room to turn them from a dorsal recumbent position to a right side lying position. This is the number of pillows you will need to bring into the room.
What is 3
300
Pumping the fist excessively prior to drawing blood can cause this
What is hemoconcentration
300
The abbreviation for "as needed".
What is PRN
300
The aVL lead views which part of the heart.
What is the lateral part of the heart
400
Compression to ventilation ratio for 2 rescuer CPR on a child.
What is 15:2
400
The electrical impulse in the heart travels to these which cause the ventricle to contract.
What are the Purkinje fibers
400
These two tubes are SST's
What is gold and tiger top
400
The ballooning out of the wall of an artery.
What is an aneurysm
400
On an EKG rhythm, this shows ventricular repolarization.
What is the T wave
500
Which ion is most abundant in the extracellular fluid during heart polarization.
What is sodium
500
Cancer of the blood and the bone marrow.
What is leukemia
500
Lab test to evaluate a patient for hypoglycemia
What is a 5 hour Glucose Tolerance Test
500
High amount of red blood cells
What is polycythemia
500
5 large boxes on an EKG rhythm strip is this number of seconds.