Chapter 4 Communication Challeges

Question 1

Airway

Answer 1

The natural passageway for air to enter into the lungs

Question 2

Anxiety

Answer 2

Unease or worry, often about a situation or condition

Question 3

Artificial airway

Answer 3

Any tube inserted into the respiratory tract for the purpose of maintaining an airway and facilitating ventilation

Question 4

Coma

Answer 4

State of deep unconsciousness, often for a prolonged period of time

Question 5

Combative

Answer 5

Violent or hostile

Question 6

Confusion

Answer 6

The inability to think clearly and logically

Question 7

Defense mechanisms

Answer 7

Unconscious behaviors used to release tension and/or help a person cope with stress

Question 8

Disoriention

Answer 8

Confusion about person, place, or time; may be permanent or temporary

Question 9

Dyspnea

Answer 9

Difficulty breathing

Question 10

Impairment

Answer 10

A partial or complete loss of function or ability

Question 11

Major depressive disorder

Answer 11

A type of depressive disorder that causes social withdrawal, lack of energy, and loss of interest in activities, among other symptoms; also called clinical depression

Question 12

Masturbation

Answer 12

To touch or rub sexual organs in order to give oneself or another person sexual pleasure

Question 13

Tracheotomy

Answer 13

A surgically created opening through the neck into the trachea

Question 14

Ventilation

Answer 14

In medicine, the exchange of air between the lungs and the environment