Directional Terms
This term means farther from the trunk of the body.
What is distal?
This term means shortness of breath.
What is dyspnea?
How often should you obtain vital signs on a stable patient?
What is every 15 minutes?
This type of shock is caused by low blood or fluid volume.
What is hypovolemic shock?
This facial bone is also known as the upper jaw.
What is the maxilla?
This term means nearer to the body or point of attachment.
What is proximal?
When administering oral glucose, you must take precautions to prevent this.
What is airway obstruction?
How often should you obtain vital signs on a critical trauma or serious patient?
What is every 5 minutes?
This type of shock is caused by severe infection.
What is septic shock?
In OPQRST, the “S” stands for this.
What is severity?
This term means above.
What is superior?
These are common signs of anaphylaxis.
What are wheezing and hives?
This is the normal systolic blood pressure for a 2 year old.
What is 94 mmHg?
This type of shock is caused by a severe allergic reaction.
What is anaphylactic shock?
These are ways a pulse may be described.
What are weak, strong, regular, and irregular?
This term means below.
What is inferior?
A chest puncture wound should be treated with this type of dressing.
What is an occlusive dressing?
This is the pressure in the arteries during contraction of the left ventricle.
What is systolic pressure?
This type of shock is related to nerve damage, often involving the spine or brain.
What is neurogenic shock?
Flat neck veins and tachycardia may indicate this condition.
What is massive hemothorax?
This prefix means blood.
What is hemo?
This word part means breathing.
What is pnea?
This is the pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest between contractions.
What is diastolic pressure?
These three shock types result from poor pump function, blockage, or widespread vessel dilation.
What are cardiogenic, obstructive, and distributive shock?
CPR should be stopped when this occurs.
What is return of spontaneous circulation?