Cyanosis - Answer✔️✔️-A bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes.
Decompensated Shock - Answer✔️✔️-Occurs when the body can no longer
compensate for low blood volume or lack of perfusion. Late signs such as
decreasing blood pressure become evident.
Defibrillation - Answer✔️✔️-1) Application of an electric shock to the myocardium
through the chest wall to restore normal cardiac rhythm; 2) Conversion of a
dysrhythmia to a normal rhythm by applying electric shock to the chest
Diagnosis - Answer✔️✔️-A decision made based on the information regarding the
patients history and the results of a physical examination
Dialysis - Answer✔️✔️-A procedure to remove waste products from the blood of
patients whose kidneys no longer function
Distention - Answer✔️✔️-A condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than
normal.
Dorsal - Answer✔️✔️-Being or located near, on, or toward the back or posterior part
of the human body
Duty to Act - Answer✔️✔️-An obligation to provide care to a patient
Dyspnea - Answer✔️✔️-Difficult or labored breathing; shortness of breath
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