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Chapter 16, 17, 15 (508-528) Flashcards

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Hypoxemia

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Decreased oxygen levels in the blood

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Dyspnea

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Shortness of breath or perceived difficulty in breathing

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Apnea

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Absence of breath; respiratory arrest

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Hypoxia

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The absence of sufficient oxygen in the body’s cells

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Bronchoconstriction

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Constriction of the smooth muscle of the bronchi and bronchioles

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Bronchodilator

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A drug the relaxes the smooth muscle of the bronchi and the bronchioles and reverses bronchoconstriction

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Hypercarbia

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Increased carbon dioxide levels in the blood

aka hypercapnia

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Respiratory Distress

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Increased respiratory effort resulting from impaired respiratory function

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Respiratory Failure

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Inadequate respiratory rate and/or tidal volume

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Respiratory Arrest

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Complete stoppage of breathing

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Metered-dose inhaler

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Device consisting of a plastic container and canister of medication that is used to form an aerosolized medication that a patient can inhale

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Small-volume nebulizer

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A device that uses compressed air or oxygen to nebulize a liquid medication into a mist that a patient can inhale

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Spacer

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A chamber that is connected to the metered-dose inhaler to collect the medication until it is inhaled

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Tripod Position

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A position in which the patient sits upright, leans slightly forward, and supports the body with arms in front and elbows locked. This is a position commonly found in respiratory distress.

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Pulsus Paradoxus

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A drop in blood pressure of more than 10 mmHg during inhalation resulting from increased pressure within the chest that suppresses the filling of the ventricles of the heart with blood

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Automaticity

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The ability of cells within the cardiac conductive system to generate a cardiac impulse on their own

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Heart

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The muscular organ that contracts to force blood into the circulatory system

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Circulatory System

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System composed of the heart and blood vessals

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Cardiac Conduction System

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Contractile and conductive tissue of the heart that generates electrical impulses and causes the heart to beat

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Atria

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The two upper chambers of the heart

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Ventricles

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The two lower chambers of the heart

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Venae Cavae

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The two major veins that carry oxygen-depleted blood back to the heart

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Pulmonary Artery

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Vessel carrying oxygen-depleted blood from the heart’s right ventricle to the lungs

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Pulmonary Vein

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Vessel carrying oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart

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Aorta

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The major artery from the heart

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Artery

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Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart

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Arteriole

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The smallest branch of an artery

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Capillary

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A tiny blood vessel connecting arterioles to venules

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Vein

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Vessel that carries blood toward the heart

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Venule

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Smallest vein

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Coronary Arteries

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Arteries supplying the heart with blood

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Blood Pressure

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The force exerted by the blood on the interior walls of the blood vessels

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Perfusion

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Delivery of oxygen and other nutrients to the cells resulting from the constant adequate circulation of blood through the capillaries

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Cardiac Compramise

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Reduced heart function caused by any condition, disease, or injury affecting the heart

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Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)

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Signs and symptoms resulting from conditions in which the coronary arteries are narrowed or occluded

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Nitroglycerin

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Medication that dilates the blood vessels, increasing blood flow and decreasing the workload of the heart

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Resusciatation

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Bringing the patient back from a potential or apparent death

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Cardiac Arrest

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The cessation of cardiac function with the patient displaying no pulse, no breathing, and unresponsiveness

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Sudden Death

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Death of a patient within one hour of the onset of signs and symptoms

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Downtime

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The time from cardiac arrest until effective CPR

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Total Downtime

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The time from cardiac arrest until delivery to the emergency department

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Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC)

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Spontaneous pulse return during resuscitation

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Survival

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Term applied to a patient who survives cardiac arrest to be discharged from the hospital

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Chain of Survival

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Series of interventions-early access, CPR, defibrillation, and ACLS- that provides the best chance for successful cardiac resuscitation

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Defibrillation

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Electrical shock delivered to help the heart restore a normal rythem

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Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

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A device that can analyze the electrical activity or rhythm of a patients heart and deliver an electrical shock (defibrillation) if appropriate

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Ventricular Fibrillation (V-Fib)

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A continuos, uncoordinated, chaotic rhythm that does not produce pulses

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Ventricular Tachycardia (V-Tach)

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A rapid heart rhythm that may or may not produce a pulse; ussualy too fast to adequately perfuse body organs

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Asystole

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A heart rhythm indicating absence of any electrical activity in the heart

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Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA)

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A condition in which the heart generates relatively normal electrical rhythms but fails to perfuse the body adequately because of a decreased or absent cardiac output from cardiac muscle failure of blood loss

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