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Chapter 26 Bleeding Vocab Flashcards

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Aorta

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The main artery that receives blood front of the ventricle, and deliver it to all the other arteries that carry blood to the tissues of the body

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Arteriols

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The smallest branch of arteries leading to capillaries

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Artery

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A blood vessel, consisting of three layers of tissue in smooth muscles that carry blood away from the heart

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Capillaries

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connect arterials in venules

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coagulation

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The formation of clot to plug openings in injured blood vessels

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Contusion

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A bruise from an injury that causes bleeding beneath the skin(ecchymosis)

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Ecchymosis

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A buildup of blood beneath the skin that produces a characteristic blue or black discoloration

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Epistaxis

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Nosebleed

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Hematemesis

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Vomiting blood

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Hematoma

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A massive blood that has collected with the damage tissue beneath the skin or in the cavity

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Hematuria

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Blood in the urine

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Hemophilia

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lacks one or more of the blood to normal clotting factor

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Hemoptysis

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Coughing up blood

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Hemorrhage

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Bleeding

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Hemostatic dressing

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Addressing impregnated with the chemical compound that slows or stops bleeding by assisting with clot formation

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Hypoperfusion

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A condition in which the circulatory system fails

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Hypovolemic shock

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Low blood volume

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Junctional tourniquet

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A device that provides proximal compressions of severe bleeding near the axial or iguinal

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Melena

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Black foul smelling tarry stool containing digested blood

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Open book pelvic fracture

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A life-threatening fracture of the pelvis caused by force that is placed one or both sides of the pelvis, lateral and posteriorly

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Pelvic binder

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A device to split the the bony pelvis to reduce Hemorrhage

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Perfusion

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The circulation of blood with an organ or tissue

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Shock

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A condition in which the circulatory system fails to provide sufficient circulation to maintain normal cellular functions ,hypoperfusion

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Tourniquet

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The bleeding control method used when a wound continues to bleed despite the use of direct pressure

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Vasoconstriction

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The narrowing of a blood vessel

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Veins

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The blood vessel that carries blood from the tissue to the heart

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Venules

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Very small, thin walled blood vessels

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