Oxygenation

RespiratoryTerms

100

Inadequate tissue oxygenation 

Hypoxia

200

Removal of CO2 faster that it is produced 

Hyperventilation

300

Alveolar ventilation is inadequate to meet oxygen demand 

Hypoventilation 

400

Process of moving gases into and out of the lungs.

Ventilation 

500

Sensation of difficulty breathing 

Dyspnea

CardiacTerms

100

Cardiovascular system pumping oxygenated blood to the tissues and returning deoxygenated blood to the lungs

Perfusion

200

The volume of blood ejected from the ventricles during systole.

Stroke Volume

300

The amount of blood ejected from the left ventricle each minute.

Cardiac Output

400

The amount of blood left in the ventricle at the end of diastole.

Preload

500

Resistance faced by the left ventricle to eject blood to the body.

Afterload

Blood Flow and Conduction

100

Deoxygenated blood returns to the heart via the Superior Vena Cava or Inferior Vena Cava to the 

Right Atrium

200

Blood returns from the lungs via 

pulmonary veins

300

The electrical conduction of the heart starts in the 

SA node

400

From the left ventricle blood flows through ________ to the aorta

Aortic Valve

500

When measuring the QT interval you are assessing the

Ventricular depolarization and repolarization.

Nursing Interventions

100

Your patient has a chest tube and you enter the room and observe the chest tube to be above the chest, is this the correct placement. 

No, it should be below the level of the chest.

200

You have taken a travel assignment in Alaska and are asked to perform education on a relevant health topic, you know that Alaskan Native Youth are at high risk to start ______

Smoking

300

Your patient is intubated, how frequently do you want to suction?

2-3 hours

400

True/False: You will provide constant suction when withdrawing the suction catheter. 

False. Intermittent should be applied. 

500

You are suctioning an endotracheal tube and break sterile technique, what is the next intervention?

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