Acute Interventions for the Chronic-Care Patient Flashcards
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Acute viral infection that triggers the production of autoantibodies, which damage the myelin sheath covering the peripheral nerves; causes rapid, progressive loss of motor function, ranging from muscle weakness to full-body paralysis.
Myasthenia Gravis
Disease characterized by episodic muscle weakness triggered by an autoimmune attack of the acetylcholine receptors.
Hypertrophy
An increase in the size or bulk of an organ or structure; caused by growth rather than by a tumor.
Gangrene
Death of tissue or bone, usually from an insufficient blood supply.
Sensorium
Sensory apparatus of the body as a whole; also that portion of the brain that functions as a center of sensations.
Cellulitis
Inflammation of cellular or connective tissue.
Turgor
Ability of the skin to return to normal appearance after being subjected to pressure.
Hospice
Program of palliative care and support services that addresses the physical, social, economic, and spiritual needs of terminally ill patients and there families.
Emesis
Vomitus
PEEP
Positive and end-expiratory pressure
CPAP
Continuous positive airway pressure
BiPAP
Bilevel positive airway pressure
Exocrine
Disorder inlossing external secretions
Hemoptysis
Expectoration of blood arising from the oral cavity, larynx, trachea, bronchi, or lungs; characterized by sudden coughing with production of salty sputum with forth bright red blood.
Cor Pulmonale
Congestive heart failure secondary to pulmonary hypertension.
Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation (IMV)
Respirator setting where a patient-triggered breath does not result in assistance by the machine.
Bronchiectasis
Chronic dilation of a bronchus or bronchi, with a secondary infection typically involving the lower portion of the lung.
Tracheostomy
Small surgical opening that a surgeon makes from the anterior neck into the trachea
ARDS
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Urostomy
Surgical diversion of the urinary tract to a stoma, or hole, in the abdominal wall.
Colostomy
Opening of a portion of the colon through the abdominal wall, allowing feces to be collected outside the body.
Postpartum Depression
The “let down” felling experienced during the period following birth, occurring in 70 to 80 percent of mothers.
