Patient Assessment and Objective Terms Flashcards
Obtunded
Insensitive to pain by reduced level of consciousness from anesthesia or medical issue
Marked
Noticeable, having a clearly defined character
Inspissated Secretions
Localized mucoid impacted secretions that usually implies segmental bronchial obstruction. This mucoid impaction sign has been seen in a variety of obstructing conditions.
Asynchronous
Failure of events to occur in time with each other as they usually do. “ in-coordination”
Basilic
Prominent important vein on the inner side of the biceps just above the elbow.
Benign
Not recurrent or progressive; nonmalignant
Blunted
To dull the edge of
Copious
Yielding or containing plenty; large quantity of.
“copious secretions”
Compliance
The measure of lung distensibility of the lung volume produced by a unit measure change. “Change in volume divided by Change in pressure”.
Cerebral
Suffix referring to the brain
Diachrotic Notch
A small downward deflection observed on the down-stroke of an arterial pressure waveform. It represents ventricular diastole.
Diffuse
Becoming widely spread, such as through a membrane or fluid.
Distal
Away from or the farthest from a point of origin or attachment.
Distension
The state of being enlarged, distended or swollen
Exacerbation
An increase in the seriousness of a disease or disorder as marked by greater intensity in the signs or symptoms of the patient.
Dynamic
Tending to change, a condition of changing volume.
Epistaxis
Bleeding from the nose
Exudate
Fluid, cells or other substances that have been discharged from cells or blood vessels usually as a result of inflammation or injury
