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A slow or weak pulse may indicate ____.
What is dehydration, infection, or shock?
A person should have ____ amounts of hydration and urination.
What is equal?
This type of care is given to patients to restore or improve function after illness or injury.
What is rehabilitation?
The use of a medication, typically a sedative or antipsychotic, to control a patient's violent or aggressive behavior.
What is a chemical restraint?
This root refers to the stomach.
What is gaster(o)?
Residents may breathe more _____ is they are aware you're counting breaths.
What is rapidly?
_____ is when you beg patients to drink fluids.
This is when you are moving a body part away from the body.
What is abduction?
This is the process of destroying or eliminating all microorganisms for the provision of a safe environment.
What is sanitation?
This root refers to anything pertaining to the windpipe.
What is trache(o)?
The correct word for low blood pressure.
What is hypotension.
A diet that includes no more than ____ mg of sodium is a low-sodium diet.
What is 1500-2000mg?
This is when you are moving a body part toward the body.
A condition defined by a difficulty swallowing, which may interfere with a person's ability to eat or drink.
What is dysphagia?
This root refers to the vein.
What is phleb(o)?
The first measurement of blood pressure; phase when the heart is at work, contracting and pushing the blood from the left ventricle of the heart.
What is systolic blood pressure?
A doctor orders the necessary thickness of liquids after an evaluation by ____.
What is a speech therapist?
PROM stands for this.
What is passive range of motion?
This condition is described as paralysis on one side of the body.
What is hemiplegia?
This suffix refers to disease.
What is -pathy?
The second measurement of blood pressure; the phase when the heart relaxes or rests.
What is diastolic blood pressure?
This is a tube that is inserted into the nose and goes into the stomach, providing nutrition.
What is neogastric tube?
AAROM stands for this.
This body system describes your body's outer layer, which serves as a protective barrier. It includes your skin, hair, nails, and the nerves and glands on your skin.
What is the integumentary system?
This suffix refers to tumors.
What is -oma?