Cardiac
Respiratory
Complications
Integumentary
Miscellaneous
100
Systole
What is the contraction phase of the heart beat.
100
Dyspnea
What is difficulty breathing?
100
Nosocomial Infection
What is a hospital/facility acquired infection?
100
Adipose tissue
What is body fat?
100
Asepsis
What is the absence of illness producing micro-organisms?
200
Orthostatic hypotension
What is it called when your patient's blood pressure drops with a sudden change in position?
200
Tachypnea
What is rapid respirations?
200
Dehiscence
What is the opening of a sutured wound?
200
Stage I pressure ulcer
What is intact skin with non-blanchable redness?
200
Bacteriocidal
What is the killing of bacteria?
300
Diastole
What is the relaxation phase of the heart beat.
300
Auscultation
What is listening with a stethescope?
300
Eviseration
What is the opening of a wound that allows visceral organs to protrude?
300
Stage II pressure Ulcer
What is partial thickness skin loss in an area of pressure?
300
Bacteriostatic
What is the slowing of the growth of bacteria?
400
Myocardial Infarction
What is a heart attack?
400
Eupnea
What are normal respirations?
400
Stage III pressure ulcer
What is full thickness skin loss....down to the fascia.
400
Ethnocentrism
What is the belief that one's culture is superior?
500
Bradycardia
What is a slow heart rate? (below 60)
500
Aspiration
What is the drawing in of a foreign substance during inhalation?
500
Hyperkalemia
What is high potassium?...often complication of diabetic ketoacidosis.
500
Stage IV pressure Ulcer
What is full thickness skin loss....down to the bone or muscle.
500
Anti-arrythmic
What is a medication that regulates the heart rhythm?
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