Oxygenation and Cardiac Function Vocabulary

This set covers vocabulary, nursing diagnoses, and manifestations related to oxygenation and cardiac function based on the worksheet lecture notes.

Hypoxemia

Low oxygen in blood

Atelectasis

Collapse of alveoli

Stroke volume

Amount of blood ejected from ventricles with heart beat

Hypoxia

Inadequate tissue oxygenation at the cellular level

Dysrhythmia

Rhythm disturbance of heart, deviates from normal heart rhythm

Heart murmur

Sound of turbulence due to structure change in heart

Afterload

Resistance to left ventricular ejection (blood flow out of left heart)

Dyspnea

Feeling of difficult or uncomfortable breathing

Bradypnea

Slower than normal breathing rate

Tachycardia

Faster than normal heart rate

Orthopnea

Use of multiple pillows, leaning forward, to breathe easier

Edema

Swelling due to fluid in tissue

Diaphoresis

Abnormal sweating

Infarct

Area of tissue with no blood circulation, causing necrosis or death of tissue

Central cyanosis

Bluish coloration of skin in central areas like chest, lips, mucous membrane

Ischemia

Decreased perfusion of an area

Clubbing

Abnormal nail angle due to prolonged hypoxia

Decreased cardiac output

Nursing diagnosis associated with Congestive heart failure, aeb swelling, fatigue, short of breath

Fatigue

Nursing diagnosis associated with Iron deficiency anemia, aeb feels tired, sleeping a lot

Activity intolerance

Nursing diagnosis associated with Pneumonia, aeb inability to walk to bathroom, dyspnea with activity

Inadequate tissue perfusion

Nursing diagnosis associated with Myocardial infarction, aeb chest pain, central cyanosis

Fluid volume overload

Nursing diagnosis associated with Congestive heart failure, aeb bounding pulses, cough, lung crackles

Ineffective breathing pattern

Nursing diagnosis associated with Respiratory depression, aeb bradypnea, apnea episodes

Ineffective airway clearance

Nursing diagnosis associated with Chronic bronchitis, aeb excessive mucus, productive cough, wheeze

Risk for aspiration

Nursing diagnosis associated with Stroke, aeb difficulty swallowing, choking on water

Right side of heart

The side of the heart containing deoxygenated blood

Left side of heart

The side of the heart containing oxygenated blood

Septum

The dividing wall in the heart between the right and left sides