Therapeutic Procedures pt2 Flashcards
1
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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an emergency procedure of chest compression and artificial respirations for a person in cardiac arrest
2
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defibrillation
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an electrical shock to convert a patient who is in fibrillation
3
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extracorporeal circulation
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the routing of blood through a heart/lung machine during open heart surgery
4
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implantable cardioverter (defibrillator)
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a device implanted in the chest to deliver a shock to restore a normal rhythm
5
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implantable pacemaker
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a device implanted in the chest to substitute for failure of the natural pacemaker of the heart
6
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coronary bypass surgery
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a vein harvested from the leg is grafted onto a blocked artery “bypassing” the area of blockage
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