Cardiac
The term for percentage of blood ejected fom the left ventricle with each contraction.
What is ejection fraction?
A circulatory disorder caused by deficient arterial blood flow to the extremities.
What is peripheral arterial disease (PAD)?
A palpable sign that an AV fistula is patient.
What is a thrill?
An autoimmune disease that results in insufficient production of insulin.
What is Type I Diabetes?
This is the primary contributing factor to COPD.
What is smoking?
Engorgement of the neck veins due to fluid volume overload in a patient with right heart failure
What is jugular vein distention?
Muscle pain that is precipitated by exercise and relieved by rest.
What is intermittent claudication?
The term for excessive urination
What is polyuria?
Blood glucose lower than 70 mg/dL
What is hypoglycemia?
This test is the Gold Standard for diagnosis COPD.
What is post-bronchodilator spirometry?
A dietary measure to reduce fluid volume and preload
What is sodium restriction
A condition in which poor venous return causes engorgement of peripheral veins and edema.
What is venous insufficiency?
An electrolyte that may be depleted by, or retained by, use of certain diuretics.
What is potassium?
A type of insulin that should be given right before a meal
What is prandial insulin?
alt: rapid-acting insulin, bolus insulin
A breathing technique to prevent alveoloar collapse.
What is pursed lip breathing?
The type of heart failure that results from a weak pumping action of the heart.
What is systolic heart failure?
A pharmacological intervention to prevent the development of deep vein thrombosis in an immobilized patient.
What is anticoagulation?
Alt: enoxaparin, heparin, platelet inhibitors
A permanent surgical solution to end stage renal disease.
What is kidney transplant?
A condition caused by insufficient insulin leading to high levels of ketones in the blood.
What is diabetic ketoacidosis?
Digital clubbing results from this condition.
What is chronic hypoxemia?
A system to retain fluid and increase blood pressure, stimulated by decreased renal perfusion.
What is the RAAS (renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system)?
A life-threatening pulmonary complication of deep vein thrombosis.
What is pulmonary embolism?
A system to remove waste products from the blood by filtering blood through dialysate tubes.
What is hemodialysis?
The amount of simple carbohydrate recommended as initial treatment of hypoglycemia when a patient is able to swallow.
What is 15 grams?
A preventive measure to prevent lower respiratory infection.
What is pneumonia vaccine?