Acronyms
DNR
What is do not resuscitate?
Another name is scapula.
What is another name for shoulder blade
Yellow skin
What is jaundice?
Low blood sugar
What is hypoglycemia?
Normal adult blood pressure
What is 120/80
POLST
What is Physicians Orders of Life Sustaining Treatment?
Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx
What are the sections of the spine?
This organ filters your blood and urine
What are the kidneys?
Illnesses or conditions caused by disease
What are medical emergencies?
A normal child pulse range
What is 70-150?
NKDA
What is No known drug allergies?
Portion of the limb furthest away from the trunk
What is distal?
Fast heart rate
What is tachycardia?
How often we reassess an unstable patient
What is every 5 minutes?
What is 25-50?
WNL
What is Within normal limits?
The largest bone in the body
What is the femur?
Carry deoxygenated blood
Most contagious form of meningitis
A normal infant systolic BP range
What is 50-95?
N/V
What is Nausea and vomiting?
Bladder, kidneys, pancreas
What are the retroperitoneal organs?
low blood pressure
What is hypotension?
Affects pediatrics less than 6 yrs old
What is whooping cough?
A normal child respiration range
What is 15-30?