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| being free from infection |
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| transmitted from one person to another (usually referring to disease) |
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| originating in hospital or health care facility (infection/disease) |
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| disease-producing organism |
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| free of pathogens - sterile |
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| smallest organism - many of which cause disease |
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| blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen |
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| difficult or labored breathing; also known as shortness of breath |
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| any redness of the skin such as a nervous blush, an inflammation, or a mild sunburn |
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| yellow discoloration of skin and other tissues caused by greater than normal amounts of bilirubin in the blood; also known as icterus |
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weakness and wasting away of tissue; decrease in size
example: muscles atrophy when not used |
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| abnormal tightening or shortening of muscle making muscles resistant to stretching |
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| temporary cessation of breathing - absence of respirations |
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| process of listening for sounds in the body |
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| measurement of force exerted by the heart against arterial walls when heart contracts and relaxes |
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| slow respiratory rate <10 respirations per minute |
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| resting blood pressure - when heart is at REST |
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| spitting up blood; blood in sputum |
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high body temperature - when body temperature exceeds 104 deg. F
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low body temperature - when body temperature is below 95 deg. F
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| structure in diencephalon - regulates and controls many functions of the body |
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| lower part of brain stem - controls respiration and heart beat |
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| severe labored or difficulty breathing (dyspnea)in any position other than sitting erect or standing |
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| inflammation of lungs - air sacs fill with pus and fluid |
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| difference between sistolic and diastolic blood pressure |
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| bubbling or noisy sound caused by fluid or mucus in air passages |
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excessive flow of mucus from nose:
runny nose |
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| blood pressure taken when heart is CONTRACTING and forcing blood into arteries |
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| RAPID heart beat >100 bpm |
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| respiratory rate above 25 respirations per minute |
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one of two lower chambers in the heart;
also a cavity in the brain |
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| insertion of a sterile catheter through the urethra and into the urinary bladder |
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| instrument used for examining inside the urinary bladder |
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| swelling; excess amount of fluid in tissue |
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| decreased; less than normal amounts of urine secretion |
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| substance coughed up from bronchi; contains saliva/mucus |
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| tube that carries urine from kidney to urinary bladder |
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| tube that carries urine from urinary bladder to outside of body |
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| space located on the inner part of the arm near the elbow (check this pulse site on babies) |
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| collection of blood trapped within tissues |
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| an abnormal sound or murmur heard during auscultation |
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| the puncture of a vein for the purpose of drawing blood; also known as venipuncture |
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| the liquid portin of blood |
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| material used to hold dressing in place, secure splints; support and protect body parts |
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| injury to body tissue caused by heat, caustics, radiation, electricity |
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| unconscious condition caused by an increased level of glucose (sugar) and ketones in the bloodstream of a person with diabetes mellitus |
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| covering placed over a wound or injured body part |
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| actual freezing of tissue fluid resulting in damage to skin and underlying tissue |
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| excessive loss of blood; bleeding |
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| condition that occurs in diabetics when there is an excess amount of insulin and a low amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood |
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| clinical condition - results in inadequate supply of blood and oxygen body organs, especially the brain and heart |
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| chemical substance that, when contact is made, causes injury, illness, death |
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| there is no break in the skin or mucous membrane, but injury occurs to underlying tissues |
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there is a break in the skin or mucous membrane
note: open wounds are classified according to the type of injuries that occur (abrasion, incision, laceration, puncture, avulsion, amputation) |
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| skin is scraped off; bleeding is limited |
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| cut or injury caused by a sharp object such as a knife, scissors, razor blade. Edges are smooth and regular |
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| tearing of tissues by way of excessive force. Wound has jagged, irregular edges |
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| caused by a sharp object such as a pin, nail or pointed instrument. Risk of tetanus |
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| when tissue is torn or separated from victim's body |
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| caused by exposure to heat. Muscle pains and spasms resulting from loss of water/salt through perspiration |
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occurs when victim is exposed to heat, loses fluids through perspiration.
S/S pale and clammy skin, diaphoresis, fatigue, weakness, headache, nausea, fainting, dizziness |
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caused by prolonged exposure to high temperatures. **medical emergency**
Body is unable to eliminate excess heat and internal body temperature rises to 105 deg. F or higher |
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| body part is cut off and severed from the body |
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