NUR209 mod 5-6

  1. Allens Test
    used to check blood supply to hand, before radial artery
  2. angina
    pain in chest
  3. anterior
    near the front
  4. apex
    point(reffered to bottom part of heart
  5. apical impulse
    pulse over 5th rib
  6. ampnea
    interruption in breathing
  7. asthma
    long lasting inflamatory disease of airways ; bronchioles spasm, swell
  8. atelectasis
    colapse of the lung tissue prevents normal 02 obstruction
  9. cardiac cycle
    complete heart beat, contract& relax
  10. cardiac Output
    amount of blood eyected from left ventricle, in ONE MINUTE.
  11. CHEYNE STOKES
    abnormal resp . deep fast progressive (notice in dying patients.
  12. STROKE VOLUME
    AMOUNT OF BLOOD EYECTED IN EVERY HEAR BEAT.
  13. RECTOCELE
    end of large intestine pushes through Back wall of VAGINA
  14. HYDROCELE
    • accumulation of fluids in body cavities,
    • noticed in newborn, of mothers exposed to lead
  15. Ascites
    collection of fluids in peritoneal cavity
  16. PSOAS SIGN
    • inflamation of ILLEOAPSES GROUP, hip flex abdomen,
    • sign of inflamed appendix
  17. diverticulitis
    digestive disease , formation of pouches, in large intestine, (pouches inflamed)
  18. friction rub
    audible sound, squeaky leather, diagnose pericarditis
  19. WHISPERED PECTORALIS
    increased whispering noted while auscultation
  20. hypoventilation
    reduced respiration rate
  21. hyperventilation
    • increased resp rate, blow off CO2
    • panic attak example
  22. dyspnea
    SOB
  23. homans signs
    signs of DVT , present pain in calf, popliteal, while knee is flexed 90 degree
  24. heart murmurs,
    • extra heart sounds, caused by turbulent blood floew,
    • heard w/ sthetoscope
  25. crackes, rales
    clicking sound, rattling by lungs.
  26. bruit
    abnormal sounds, blowing sound assoc with narroewing of carrotid artery
  27. diastole
    period when heart fills with blood ; after syst.
  28. stridor
    loud high pitch, caused by turbulent air floo in upper airway
  29. systole
    phase of VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION, vent fill then cont to expell.
  30. TACTILE FREMITUS
  31. palpable vibration in the body
  32. TAIL OF SPENCE
    AXILLARY TAIL
  33. VENOUS INSUFICIENCY
    IMPAIRED BLOOD CIRCULATION THROUGH VEINS
  34. VENOUS STASIS.
    SLOW, BLOOD FLOW IN VEINS, COMMON IN LEGS AREA, (BLOOD CLOT HIGH CHANCE.
  35. WHEEZE
    Whisling sound prod in resp airways, during breathing, (narrowing, obstruction)
  36. cholecystasis
    inflamation of the gallbladder wall,
  37. AP
    ANTERIOR POSTERIOR
  38. LAT
    LATERAL
  39. MCL
    MIDCLAVICULAR LINE
  40. ICS
    INTERCOSTAL SPACE
  41. PVD
    PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE
  42. PAD
    PULMONARY ARTERY DIASTOLIC(PRESSURE)
  43. RUG, RLQ, LUQ, LLQ
    RIGHT, LEFT, UPPER LOWER. Q
  44. HIV
    HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
  45. STI
    SEXIALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
  46. GERD
    GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE.
  47. CVA
    COSTAL VERTEBRAL ANGLE
  48. PELVIC INFLAMATORY DISEASE
    PID
Author
karlamp007
ID
91142
Card Set
NUR209 mod 5-6
Description
ABDOMINAL, CARDIOVASCULAR
Updated