fund.skills of PT vocab ch.3

Anoxia

Absence of oxygen in the tissues

Apical Pulse

The pulse that is found when a stethoscope is placed on the chest wall over the apex of the heart; also may be found by palpation (touch)

Apnea

The absence of breathing

Ausculation listening for sounds produced within the using the unaided ear or a stethoscope

Bradycardia

Slow heartbeat (<60 beats per minute (bpm)) may be a normal finding in a well-conditioned person or an abnormal finding

Cardiac output

The amount of blood that is pumped from the heart during each contraction

Diaphoresis

profuse perspiration/ excessive sweating

Diastole

the period when the least amount of pressure is exerted(from heart) on the walls or arteries during the heartbeat;usually indicates the resting phase of the heart *to expand*

Dyspnea

Labored or difficult breathing dys-:bad,difficult -pnea:breathing

Dysthymia

Disturbance of rhythm

Ectopic

Arising or produced abnormally

Expiration

The passive phase of respiration when the person breaths OUT; also referred to as exhalation

Fever/ Pyrexia

Body temperature that is above the normal level;also referred to as pyrexia

Hypertension

Abnormally high blood pressure

Hypotension

Abnormally low blood pressure

Inguinal

Pertaining to the groin

Inspiration

The active phase of respiration when the person breaths in; also referred to as inhalation

Intubation

The insertion of a tube into the larynx to maintain an open airway

Korotoff sounds

Sound heard during ausculatory determination of blood pressure; Believe to be produced by the laboratory motion on the audio while the artery suddenly stands when compressed by a pneumatic Blood pressure blood pressure cuff; The origin of the sound may be within the blood passing through the vessel or within the wall itself

Occlude

To be close together; To close tight; obstruct or close off

Orthopnea

A condition in which breathing is easier when the person is seated or standing

Pulse

60-100 Adults palpable produced in the walls of the arteries with each heartbeat or contraction

MRSA Contact precaution

methicillin resistant staphylococcus Aureus TYPE OF STAPH BACTERIA THAT IS RESISTANT TO MANY ANTIBIOTICS. Health Care setting. Gowns &gloves must treat quickly can cause problems

VRE contact precaution

VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI Is BACTERIA CALLED ENTEROCOCCI THAT HAVE DEVELOPED RESISTANCE TO MANY ANTIBIOTICS, ESPECIALLY VANCOMYCIN. Intestine usually don’t cause problems unless resistant to antibiotics

C-DIFF Contact precautions

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE a diarrhea difficult to eat secrete abdominal pain fever

Contact precautions/ isolation precautions

RISK OF SPREAD OF INFECTIONS THROUGH DIRECTOR INDIRECT CONTACT. TRANSMISSION OCCURS WITH PHYSICAL CONTACT OF THE INFECTED

C-DIFF MRSA VRE. Gown gloves

DROPLET PRECAUTIONS/isolation precautions

PATHOGENS SPREAD THROUGH MUCUS MEMBRANES OR CLOSE RESPIRATORY CONTACT WITH RESPIRATORY SECRETIONS FROM THE NOSE AND SINUSES, THROAT, AIRWAYS, AND LUNGS.

Talk sneezes gown gloves surgical mask maybe face shield

Flu

Droplet precaution surgical mask gloves gown

Mumps

Droplet precaution surgical mask gloves gown

Strep throat

Droplet precaution surgical mask gloves gown

Pneumonia

Droplet precaution surgical mask gloves gown

Meningitis

Droplet precaution surgical mask gloves gown

Pertussis

Whooping Cough Droplet precaution surgical mask gloves gown

Airborne precautions/isolation precautions

WELL-FITTED RESPIRATOR MASK (N-95 MASK

1. GLOVES

2. GOWN

3. EYE PROTECTION - FACE SHIELD OR GOGGLES

(GERMS THAT ARE SO SMALL THEY CAN FLOAT IN THE AIR AND TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES.

TB/ Tuberculosis

airborne: N-95 mask, gown, glove, face shield BACTERIAL INFECTION THAT CAN SPREAD THROUGH THE LYMPH NODES AND BLOODSTREAM TO ANY ORGAN IN YOUR BODY. Lungs. Dk you have it, extremely contagious

Chicken pox

airborne: N-95 mask, gown, glove, face shield

Covid

airborne: N-95 mask, gown, glove, face shield

SARS bacteria

airborne: N-95 mask, gown, glove, face shield

Measles

airborne: N-95 mask, gown, glove, face shield

Universal precautions

Old, blood

Standard precautions

Blood anything fluid except sweat

HAIS

HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS hospitals prevent spreading germs

When to wear gloves goans

ICU, Pediatric, Neuro

Resting systolic/hypertension stage 1

bp > 130-139mm Hg and/or

Systolic BP/hypotension

Consistently <100

Resting diastolic/ stage 1 hypertension

bp ≥ 80-89 mm Hg hypertension

MAP

Mean Arterial Pressure

Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)

• (Systolic pressure + [diastolic pressure x

2)/3

• A MAP of 60 or greater is necessary Don’t treat

Stage 2 hypertension Systolic

Less or =140

Stage 2 hypertension Diastolic

>or =90

Hypertensive crisis diastolic

>120

Hypertensive systolic

>180

Maximum Heart Rate

Don’t exceed 220

Target heart rate

65%of your MHR =lower end of your target heart (MHR x .65)

85% of your MHR

upper end of your target heart rate

Universal precautions

Protect provider from BLOODBORNE and other body fluids

Auscultation

Listening to sounds within the body, usually with a stethoscope.

Contamination

When something becomes unclean/nonsterile by contacting something nonsterile.

Decontamination

Removing, inactivating, or destroying pathogens so an item is safe to handle or use.

Disinfection

Destruction/removal of pathogens, but not necessarily spores.

Infection

Disease/harm caused by disease-producing microorganisms entering the body.

Medical asepsis

Practices that reduce the number and spreadof microorganisms.

Sepsis

Presence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in blood or tissues.

Sterile

Completely free of microorganisms/germs.

Sterilization

Destruction of all microorganisms, including spores.

Surgical asepsis

Practices that keep objects/areas completely free of microorganisms.

Asepsis

Absence of disease-producing microorganisms ;prevent infection