pt care

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freedom from infection

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asepsis

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prokaryotic , ubiquitous single celled organism

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bacteria

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disease causing microorganisms that may be present in human blood

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blood-borne pathogens

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treatment of disease by chemical agents

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chemotherapy

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deviations from or interruptions of the normal structure of function of any part , organ or system. prognosis may be know or unknown

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diseases

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chemicals used to free an environment from pathogenic organisms, to reduce or eliminate infections organisms

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disinfectants

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organisms whose cells have a true nucleus

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eukaryotes

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microbial community found in or in a healthy person

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flora

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an object , such as a book or article of clothing, that is not harmful itself but can serve as an agent of transmission of an infection

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fomite

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general term used to denote a group of eukaryotic protists , characterized by the absence of chlorophyll and presence of rigid cell wall

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fungi

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an animal or plant that harbors or nourishes another organism

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host

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resulting from the activities of physicians

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iatrogenic

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reduction in numbers of infectious agents, which in turn decreases the probability of infection but does not necessarily reduce it to 0

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medical asepsis

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pertaining to or originating in the hospital , infection not present before admittance , generally develop after 72 hours

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nosocomial

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disease producing microorganisms

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pathogens

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cellular organisms that lack a true nucleus

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prokaryotes

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alternative or passive host or carrier that harbors pathogenic organisms , without injury to itself , and serves as a source from which other individuals can be infected

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reservoir

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complete destruction or elimination of all living microorganisms accomplished by physicals methods (dry or moist heat) chemical agents , radiation or mechanical methods

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sterilization

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procedure used to prevent contamination by microbes and endospores before , during , or after surgery using sterile technique

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surgical asepsis

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a carrier , especially an animal , that transfers an infective agent from one host to another

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vector

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a group of infections agents not resolved in the light microscope , the ability to replicate only within living host cells

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viruses

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volume of air inhaled and exhaled during one respiratory cycle

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tidal volume

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abnormal rapidity of breathing

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tachypnea

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rapid heart beat , heart rate great than 100 BPM

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tachycardia

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presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity

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pneumothorax

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increased amounts of fluid within the pleural cavity , usually the result of inflammation

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pleural effusion

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reduction of oxygen supply to the tissue

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hypoxia

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abnormally low blood pressure

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hypotension

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difficulty or labored breathing

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dyspnea

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pertaining to dilation or period of relaxation of the heart , especially of the ventricles

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diastolic

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describes a product or method that is free of microbiologic organisms

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aseptic

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examination of a joint using x rags after the injection of opaque contrast material

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arthrography

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pressure of blood in the thoracic vena cava , near the right atrium of the heart

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central venous pressure

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indweling catheter retained in the bladder by a ballon inflated with air or fluid

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foley catheter

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medical condition in which the lungs are not fully inflated

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atelectasis

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aseptic , free of living microorganisms

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sterile

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surgical creation of an opening into the trachea through the neck , also used to refer to the opening in the anterior trachea for insertion of a tube to relive upper airway obstruction

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tracheostomy

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process of depolarization and repolarization of the cardiac membrane

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action potential

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no evidence of any cardiac neuroconductive activity (full cardiac arrest)

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asystole

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process whereby cardiac cell membranes spontaneously depolarize at recurrent periods

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automaticity

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amount of blood ejected from the ventricles each minute, calculated as the product of stroke volume times heart rate

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cardiac output

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myocardial muscle cells relax

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repolarization

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quivering contraction of cardiac muscle fibers

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fibrillation

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myocardial cells are stimulated to contract

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depolarization