Terms for Unit 1

Question 1

diagnosis

Answer 1

ability to take data collected and establish the cause and nature of injury or illness

Question 2

evaluations

Answer 2

orderly collection of objective and subjective data on the patient’s health status

Question 3

arterial blood gas analysis

Answer 3

test that measures the acidity (pH) and the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood from an artery

Question 4

AVPU

Answer 4

measurement of consciousness of patient

Question 5

central venous pressure

Answer 5

test that assesses the amount of blood returning to the heart and assesses the ability of the heart to pump blood into the arterial system

Question 6

hemodynamic parameters

Answer 6

boundaries that keep the body health and working relation to blood flow throughout arteries and organs.
Primary boundaries are blood pressure and heart rate

Question 7

lateralization

Answer 7

localization of function or activity on one side of the body in comparison to the other

Question 8

lung auscultation

Answer 8

Utilizing a stethoscope to listen for breathing around chest area, back, and even the abdomen to see if respiratory sounds are normal

Question 9

triple airway maneuver

Answer 9

to maintain a patient’s upper airway and combines the head tilt, jaw thrust, and mouth opening

Question 10

PEARL

Answer 10

measurement of pupils to see if they react to light

Question 11

Pneumothorax

Answer 11

occurs when air leaks into the space between the lung and chest wall, the air pushes on outside of lung making it collapse

Question 12

symmetrical thoracic excursions

Answer 12

measurement of the equality of the lung movements to ensure the lungs are rising and falling in equal pattern

Question 13

glascow coma scale

Answer 13

level of consciousness