Chapter 4 Communication Challenges Flashcards
Airway
The natural passage way for airtime enter into the lung
Anxiety
Unease or worry, often about a situation of condition
Artificial airway
Any tube inserted into the respiratory track for the purpose of maintaining an air way and facilitating ventilation
Coma
State of unconsciousness in which a person is unable to respond to any change in the environment including pain
Combative
Violent or hostile
Confusion
The inability to think clearly and logically
Defense mechanisms
Unconscious behavior used to release tension and/or help a person cope with stress
Dyspnea
Difficulty breathing
Impairment
A partial or complete loss of function or ability
Major depressive disorder
An illness that causes social withdrawal lack of energy and loss of interest in activities as well as other symptoms
Masturbation
To touch or rub sexual organs in order to give oneself or another person sexual pleasure
Traceostormy
Surgically created opening through the neck into the trachea
Ventilation
In medicine the exchange of air between the lungs and the environment