Key Terms
A feeding tube that is inserted through the nose and into the stomach.
What is a nasogastric tube?
STAT
What is immediately?
This is the amount of stool to be collected for a stool specimen.
What is 2 tablespoons?
Giving nutrients into the GI tract through a feeding tube.
A. Parenteral Nutrition
B. Enteral Nutrition
What is Enteral Nutrition?
A condition of bones that causes them to be chalk-like and break easily.
What is Osteoporosis?
A specific amount of water or other fluid, with or without an additive, introduced into the colon to stimulate the elimination of stool
What is an Enema?
BP
What is Blood Pressure?
A tumor that does not spread to other body parts and usually does not grow back after removal.
What is Benign?
The lens of the eye is cloudy and less transparent. This is called:
What is Cataracts?
What is the most serious possible complication from dysphagia?
What is aspiration?
A sample, such as tissue, blood, urine, stool, or sputum, used for analysis and diagnosis
What is a specimen?
CPR
What is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation?
A patient is receiving TPN. The pt has an elevated temperature, and c/o chills. What should you do?
What is tell the nurse immediately?
Chest pain caused by a decrease in oxygenated blood to the heart.
Hint: can be treated with rest and nitroglycerin.
What is Angina?
Which is not a site for a pulse oximeter?
Toe
Finger
Ear lobe
Knee
What is Knee?
What is Renal Calculi?
Fx
What is Fracture?
The pulse site located in the inner aspect of the elbow.
What is Brachial Pulse?
An infection involving the whole body.
A. Contagious
B. Systemic
C. Local
What is systemic?
Yellowish color of the skin and whites of the eyes.
What is Jaundice?
An artificial opening in the body. (think Rosie)
What is a Stoma?
SpO2
What is Saturation of Peripheral Oxygen?
A critical condition in which organs and tissues do not get enough blood as a result of trauma, hemorrhage, infection, or allergic reaction.
What is Shock?
Will a local heat application increase or decrease blood flow to the area being treated?
What is Increase?
Paralysis on one side of the body?
What is Hemiplegia?