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Tachycardic

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fast heart rate (>100 bpm)

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Bradycardic

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Slow heart rate (<60 bpm)

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3 Phases of wound healing

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Inflammatory, (fibroproliferative), maturation

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Veins

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Carry blood TO heart, use valves

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Arteries

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More muscular, carry blood AWAY from heart

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Sources of infection

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Wind, water, wound

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Angioplasty

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the technique of mechanically widening a narrowed or obstructed blood vessel (angio = blood vessel, plasty = surgery)

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Collagen

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Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue

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Epithelialization

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stage of wound healing in which epithelial cells form across the surface of a wound; tissue color ranges from the color of “ground glass” to pink

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Blood pH

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7.35-7.45

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Coagulation

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Liquid blood turns solid/semi-solid, occurs at wounds to create clotting

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Tylenol

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Acetomenaphin

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Medical fever

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> 101.5, 38.5

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Coronaries

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Arteries that supply myocardium, right around the heart

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Fibrinous exudate

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Thick, clotted exudate: indicates more advanced inflammation, specialized type of inflammatory fluid that the body releases in response to tissue injury or inflammation. It is characterized by being made chiefly of fibrin, thus, the name.

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ADC

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Acellular dermal matrix, alloderm common, DMs are pliable, versatile sheets of dehydrated tissue from which the cells have been removed. Acellular dermal matrix acts like a scaffolding and provides extra support during breast reconstructive surgery

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Layers of chest wall

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Skin (dermis and epidermis), superficial fascia, deep fascia, muscles, intercostal muscles, endothoracic fascia, parietal pleura and visceral pleura, lung

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Trachea

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Allows air to pass to and from lungs

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Sodium bicarbonate

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NaHCO3, used for relieving stomach acid or heartburn

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Incentive spirometer

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a resistive breathing device that helps patients exercise their breathing muscles, inhaling

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ACD

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Acute behavioral disturbance

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Cardiomyopathy

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All diseases of heart muscle

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Edema

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Puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of liquid

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SOAP

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Subjective, objective, assessment, plan

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Pneumonia
Inflammation of the lungs
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Adson-brown forceps
Forceps with bristles, no teeth
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Myofibroblast
A fibroblast that has some of the characteristics of smooth muscle cells, such as the ability to contract
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Fibroblast
A cell in connective tissue that produces collagen and other fibers
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Emergency care checklist
Airway - Blockage, cervical spine injury Breathing - Tension pneumothorax Circulation - Shock Disability - Seizure, hypoglycemic, infarction Exposure - hypothermia, fasciitis, etc
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Emesis
Vomiting
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Eschar
Scab
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How to write admissions orders
Admit Diagnose Condition Vitals Allergies Nursing instructions Diet Activity Labs IV fluids Specialists Medications
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Pallor
Paleness (blanching)
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Rubor
Redness
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Ecmo
Extra corporeal membrane oxygenation, used as a temporary form of heart lung bypass in patients who have the most severe heart, lung or heart and lung failure
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Hemoglobin
An iron-containing protein in red blood cells that reversibly binds oxygen.
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Hemoglobin dissociation curve
shows that a small change in the partial pressure of oxygen can result in a large change in delivery of O2
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Tyndall effect
Scattering of a light beam as it passes through a colloid
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NGTD
No growth to date
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BTR
Bathroom privileges
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OOB
Out of bed
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Blood thinners
Anticoagulants, heparin, aspirin, warfarin, enoxaparin
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Angina pectoris
Chest pain, stable - has a trigger, stops after a while, unstable - more dangerous, no trigger, doesn't stop, can't predict
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Hematoma
A solid swelling of clotted blood within tissues
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Pericardial window
surgical creation of a drainage portal through the pericardium to treat pericardial effusion/cardiac tamponade
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Manatol
Used for swelling, drains liquid, lowerse pressure allowing to flow
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Pericardium
Membrane surrounding heart
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Mediastinum
Area between lungs containing heart, aorta, vena cava, esophagus, and trachea
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When to transfuse blood
When hemoglobin is < 7, unless you want to be safe
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Sella turcica
Turkish saddle, depression in sphenoid bone in human skull, holds pituitary gland
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Sartorius muscle
Long thing muscle down the anterior compartment of the thigh
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Sylvian fissure
Separates frontal love from temporal and parietal lobe
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Frontal lobe
Thinking, planning, organizing, problem solving, short term memory, movement
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Parietal lobe
Interpret sensor information, such as taste, temperature, and touch
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Occipital lobe
Processes images from eyes and link information with images stored in memory
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Temporal lobe
Process information from your senses of smell, taste, and sound
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Cerebellum
Combines sensory information from eyes, ears, and muscles to help coordinate movement
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Brain stem
Link to spinal cord, controls blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing
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Thalamus
Gatekeeper for message between spinal cord and cerebral hemispheres
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Hypothalamus
controls emotions, hunger and sleep
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Hippocampus
Sends memories to be stored in cerebrum and recalls when necassary
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Liver
Fliters toxins, creates bile
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Spleen
Fights invading germs in the blood, controls level of blood cells (white blood cells, red blood cels and platelets), filters blood and removes old or damaged red blood cells, on the left side
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Gallbladder
Stores bile from liver
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Kidneys
Removes waste from blood and returns cleaned blood back to the body
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Intestines
Digests food
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Bladder
Stores and excretes urine into bladder
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Stomach
Holds food and mixes it with acid and enzymes that continues to break food into liquid or pace
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Pancreas
Two functions - produces enzyme to help produce protein, and makes the hormone insulin
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Gameplan for patient
Pulmonary -- incentive spirometer Cardio -- Cardiac diet Neuro -- Pain (pain meds) psychological condition Uro -- Catheter (check why no peeing) Endocrine - Check for diabetic Disposition -- Staying in ward, then what
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Cardio

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