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what position for oral care

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lateral

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pulse deficit

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a radio plus a difference

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eupnea

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normal respiration

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bradypnea

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slow respiration

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tachypnea

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fast respiration

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dyspnea

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diffiuclut respiration

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7
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apnea

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death or pulse stopped

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febrile

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fever

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9
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afebrile

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without fear

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10
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NICT

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infrared red scan like on a thermometer

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11
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rectal

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the most accurate temperature check, shouldn’t be used on children’s abdominal pain or if you had prostate surgery

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12
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axillary

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underarm sweat and the environment can affect it

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13
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tympanic

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ear

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orthopnea

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shortness of breath that occurs while lying flat and is relieved by sitting or standing.

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stertorous

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loud and nosey-like snoring

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16
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adventitious sounds

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abnormal breaths

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17
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wheezes

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musical whistling sounds

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18
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rales/ crackles

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short popping chopping raspy sounds

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19
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rhonchi

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low-pitched raffling or bubbling sounds due to long airways

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stridor

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swelling or allergy medical emergency

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21
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kussmauls

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increase depth and rate of rapid and renal failure

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22
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biot’s

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groups of several shallow breaths

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23
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hypertension

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elevation in blood pressure

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24
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compression neuropathy

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results from compression on a nerve at some point over its course in the upper limb.

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foot drop
an inability to lift the forefoot due to the weakness of dorsiflexion of the foot
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pressure injury
the breakdown of skin integrity due to pressure. This can occur when a bony prominence is under persistent contact with an external surface.
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shearing
when tissue layers move over the top of each other, causing blood vessels to stretch and break as they pass through the subcutaneous tissue.
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peristalsis
natural movement in the digestive tract
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decubitus
he posture adopted by a person who is lying down.
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embolus
A blockage or plug that obstructs a blood 'vessel
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PE pulmonary embolism
a sudden blockage in a lung artery
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MI myocardial infraction
heart attack, muscle/heart blood/ supply blocked
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CA cerebrovascual accident
brain/veins/vessels Death
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orthostatic hypotension
low blood pressure when standing dizziness lightheaded feinting
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syncope
a loss of consciousness for a short period of time
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hypostatic pneumonia
slow primarily inflamed by chronic congestion, edema at the bottom of the lungs of long-term bed-ridden
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atelectasis
collapse of part or all of the lung
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hypoxemia
abnormally low concentration of oxygen in the blood
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how to prevent atelectasis and pneumonia
turning the patient every 2 hours,
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platis
gas
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venous stasis
a condition in which blood pools, or “stands,” in the large veins of the legs.
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DVT
a medical condition that occurs when a blood clot forms in a deep vein. occurs in the leg thigh or pelvis
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muscle atrophy
wasting or thinning of muscle mass
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contractures
is a fixed tightening of muscles, tendons, ligaments, or skin. It prevents normal movement of the associated body part
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osteoporosis
is a bone disease that develops when bone mineral density and bone mass decrease, or when the quality or structure of bone changes.
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maceration
softening of skin
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excoriation
to a place where your skin is scraped or abraded. If you fall off your bicycle, you may get excoriations on your hands and knees.
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mottling
purple uneven, discolored patches on the skin of humans as a result of cutaneous ischemia (lowered blood flow to the surfaces of the skin) or Herpes zoster infections.
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supine
laying on back
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prone
on stomach
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fowler
head raised 5 to 90
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low fowler
head is 15-30
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high fowler
as high as it can go 60,90
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orthopneic
shortness of breath
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lithotomy
vaginal bed bath
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reverse trendelenburg
laying on back with arms at sides, head higher than feet with no flexion at the waist
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Trendelenburg
laying on back with feet higher than the head
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lateral
side three pillows knees ankles head
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dorsal recumbent
fetal position but on the back
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arm board
used to prevent flexion IV catheter
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blanket roll
used to support the back or soles of the feet
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hand roll
used to maintain a position of function of the hand and fingers
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foot splint
used to maintain a position of function
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stirrups
position for vaginal surgery delivery or pelvic examination
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trochanter roll
used to prevent external rotation of the legs
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respiration
12-20
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Pulse
60 to 100
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pain
0 to 10
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