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SOB
shortness of breath
c/o
complains of
angina
chest pain (reduce blood flow to the heart)
BP
blood pressure
100-140/60-90
Mm Hg
manual and automatic
qd
once a day (quaque die)
stat
immediately
vs
vital signs
Q2hr
every 2 hrs
cardio
heart
dermato
skin
pneumo
lungs
gastro
stomach
hepato
liver
osteo
bones
cranio
skull
neuro
brain
colo
colon
OOB
out of bed
PO
by mouth
NPO
nothing by mouth
DNR
do not resuscitate
Ambulate
to move
dyspnea
shortness of breath
cyanosis
blue tint of skin (lack of oxgen)
emesis
vomiting
incontinent
no control over urination/defecation
aspirate
breathing something in
edema
swelling
prone position
laying on stomach
supine
laying on back
chf
congested heart failure
tid
3 times a day
bid
2 times a day
ppe
personal protextive equipment
bm
bowl movement
tbsp
table spoons
tsp
teaspooon
w/c
wheelchair
prn
as needed
rom
rangw of motion
achs
before meals before bed
qid
4 times a day
tx
treatment
posterior
back side
anterior
fround side
proximal
center of body
dc
discontinued
pc
after meals
ac
before meals
hob
head of bed
dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
i & o
intake & outtake
fbs
fasting blood sugar
ADLs
activities of daily living
wnl
within normal limits
hypertension
high blood pressure >140/90
hypotension
low blood pressure <90/60
systolic
when the left ventricale of the hear contracts and pushes blood into the arteries
diastolic
when left ventricale of heart relaxes
stethoscop
earpieces, metal tubes, flexable rubber tubing, chestpiece (bell/diaphragm)
sphygmomanometer (manual bp)
size matters, bp cuff should
be greater then or equal to 80% of the patients arm,
modifiable risk factors
smoking, diet ( high sodium is bad), activity level, stress level, obesity
non modifiable risk factors
age, gender, fam history, ethnicity (AA & hispanic)
pulse
60-100
radial, femoral, carotid
tachycardia
greater then 100 bpm
bradycardia
less then 60 bpm
respiratory
12-20
tachypnea
resp more then 20
bradypnea
resp less then 12
apnea
absence of respirations
cheyne stokes
periods if dyspnea followed by periods of apnea
temp
av 98.6 F
range 97-100.3 F
most acc temp
rectal
fever
100.4 or higher
hypothermia
low body temp
hyperthermic
high body temp
temp methods
oral, axillary, rectal, tympanic, temporal
F - C
(°F - 32) x .56 = °C
C - F
(°C x 1.8) + 32 =°F
impqct temp reading
eating/drinking, sweating, environment, exercise, illness, time of day, activity
pulse ox
95-100%
sympathetic
puplis expand, fast & shallow breaths, heart pumps faster, gut inactive
parasympathetic
puplis stink, slow & deep breaths, heart pumps slowly, gut active
lungs
nasal cavity, nose, mouth, oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchus, alveoli, bronchi, bronchioles, diaphragm
brain
controls actions, emotions, personality, memory, language, and movement
lungs
oxygen into the body and remove carbon dioxide
heart
pumps blood to and from lungs
spleen
cleans the blood, festival old red blood cells and fights infections
stomach
stores food, breaking down and mixing with juices secreted by the stomach lining
latge intestine
converts food into waste
bladder
stores urine that had been excreted from the kidneys
ureter
transports urine to the bladder, where it is stored
small intestine
chemically digests food and absorbs nutrients into blood
kidneys
filter blood and make urine from waste products
gallbladder
stores the bile secreted by the liver
liver
filters toxins from the body, makes bile to aid digestion, stores vitamins and minerals and controls blood surgar levels
trachea
air passes between the lungs and the outside of the body
14 facial bones
1 mandible (lower jaw), 2 maxilla (upper jaw), 2 zygomatic (cheek), 2 lacrimal (inner aspect of eyes), 5 nasal, 2 palatine (hard palate or roof of mouth)
