Acute Interventions for the Chronic-Care Patient Flashcards

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Guillain-Barre Syndrome

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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.

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Myasthenia Gravis

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Disease characterized by episodic muscle weakness triggered by an autoimmune attack of the acetylcholine receptors.

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Hypertrophy

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An increase in the size or bulk of an organ or structure; caused by growth rather than by a tumor.

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Gangrene

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Death of tissue or bone, usually from an insufficient blood supply.

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Sensorium

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Sensory apparatus of the body as a whole; also that portion of the brain that functions as a center of sensations.

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Cellulitis

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Inflammation of cellular or connective tissue.

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Turgor

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Ability of the skin to return to normal appearance after being subjected to pressure.

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Hospice

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Program of palliative care and support services that addresses the physical, social, economic, and spiritual needs of terminally ill patients and there families.

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Emesis

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Vomitus

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PEEP

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Positive and end-expiratory pressure

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CPAP

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Continuous positive airway pressure

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BiPAP

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Bilevel positive airway pressure

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Exocrine

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Disorder inlossing external secretions

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Hemoptysis

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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.

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Cor Pulmonale

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Congestive heart failure secondary to pulmonary hypertension.

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Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation (IMV)

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Respirator setting where a patient-triggered breath does not result in assistance by the machine.

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Bronchiectasis

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Chronic dilation of a bronchus or bronchi, with a secondary infection typically involving the lower portion of the lung.

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Tracheostomy

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Small surgical opening that a surgeon makes from the anterior neck into the trachea

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ARDS

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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

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Urostomy

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Surgical diversion of the urinary tract to a stoma, or hole, in the abdominal wall.

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Colostomy

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Opening of a portion of the colon through the abdominal wall, allowing feces to be collected outside the body.

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Postpartum Depression

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The “let down” felling experienced during the period following birth, occurring in 70 to 80 percent of mothers.