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Glossary Flashcards

1
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International Normalized Ratio (INR)

A

Measures time it takes blood to clot
Higher # is longer clotting time
INR .8-1.2

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Partial thromboplastin time (PTT)

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Test - Time it takes blood to clot
Measures homeostasis
Normal 23-35 s

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3
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Platelets

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Thrombocytes

Clotting factors

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Fresh frozen plasma (FFP)

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Treats low blood clotting factors / blood proteins

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Vitamin K

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Active in blood clotting (prothrombin vitamin k dependent)

Also involved in protein modification, bone metabolism

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6
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Adjuvant

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Enhances effect of vaccine

Aluminum salts is example

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Morbidity

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Rate of being diseased or condition of being diseased

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Morbidity

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Rate of being diseased or condition of being diseased

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Mortality

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Death rate

State of being subject to death

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Aspiration

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Draw in or out - remove tissue samples for biopsy

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Cannula

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Tube inserted into body that is to remain so as to inject or withdraw fluid

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12
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Catheter

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Tube inserted allow for injection / withdrawal of fluids

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Coagulopathy

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Impairment in the ability to clot causing prolonged / excessive bleeding

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14
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Diffuse

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Spread widely throughout tissue

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15
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Disinfectant

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Chemical agent that destroys microorganisms on non-living objects
NOT effective in destroying spores

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Empathy

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Ability to understand and share feelings of another person

17
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Fenestrated Drape

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Sterile body sheet with an opening that allows access to incision site for operation

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Gauge

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Device used in procedures used to measure contents / magnitude of something

19
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Hematoma

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Swelling filled with blood caused by a break in blood vessel wall

20
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Hub

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Expanded portion of hollow needle that serves as a handle for manipulation and as a site of attachment for a syringe, infusion tube or other

21
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Hypodermic

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Region directly beneath the skin

22
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Justification

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Action used to decide whether something is reasonable/ right

23
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Lidocaine with epinephrine

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Lidocaine is a local anesthetic, blocks nerve signals in your body. Epinephrine Increases effectiveness and reduces spread to other parts of body

24
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Percutaneous

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By way of the skin - medical device entering blood vessels

25
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Sterilization

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Free from microorganisms

26
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Vasovagal

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Reflex involuntary nervous system,

Inappropriate vasodilation, bradycardia in response to stimuli

27
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Warfarin

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Anticoagulant - prevents blood clots, reduce risk of stroke, heart attack, pulmonary embolisms

Inhibits production of prothrombin by vitamin K

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