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Term 1 of 116
Peripheral Edema:
Decrease in color due to anemia or acute blood loss. Can be caused by vasoconstriction
too.
Result of air trapping in the lungs for a long period of time
Presence of excessive fluid in the tissue known as pitting edema - occurs primarily in arms
and ankles - caused by CHF and renal failure. Rated +1 and up... the higher the number, the
greater the swelling.
Blue or blue-gray(dusky) discoloration of skin and mucous membranes. Caused by hypoxia
from increase amount of reduced hemoglobin (5g of reduced hemoglobin).
Term 2 of 116
Describe lateral postion when used for x-ray:
Patient lying face down on the x-ray table; x-ray taken from the top of the head.
X-ray image captured while the patient is moving; multiple images taken from different
angles simultaneously.
X-ray taken from the front or back of the patient; patient standing during the imaging
procedure.
Projection from either the right or left side.
,Term 3 of 116
Concave superior interface/border
Pleural effusion
Bronchiectasis
Pneumonia
Pulmonary edema
Term 4 of 116
What does pardoxical pulse/pulsus paradoxus indicate?
Pulse/blood pressure decreases with respiration. May indicate excessive fluid intake.
Pulse/blood pressure varies with respiration. May indicate severe air trapping.
Pulse/blood pressure increases with respiration. may indicate anxiety.
Pulse/blood pressure remains constant. may indicate dehydration.
Term 5 of 116
List the six criteria that "Activities of Daily Living" are based upon:
Tachycardia. Indication of hypoxemia, anxiety or stress.
Both are rounded (dome shaped); right is slightly higher than the left; right is at the level of
the 6th anterior rib.
Bathing
Eating
Dressing
Toilet use
Transferring
Urine and bowel continence
Intercostal, scalene, sternocleidomastoid, pectoralis major and abdominal
,Definition 6 of 116
Result of air trapping in the lungs for a long period of time
Barrel chest
Cyanosis
Scoliosis
Kyphosis
Term 7 of 116
Describe what the abnormal S3 sound indicates:
Associated with aortic stenosis and the narrowing of the aortic valve.
May suggest CHF; Low pitched and may be difficult to discriminate from S4
Result of turbulent blood flow through a dilated pulmonary artery.
Indicates normal heart function with efficient ventricular contraction.
, Term 8 of 116
Briefly describe what echocardiograpy would be indicated and what can be measured with two
different types of procedures:
Indication of peripheral circulation; Blanching of one hand and watching the blood return
(Modified Allen's Test)
1. DNR - accepted in all 50 states
2. Living Will - Describes Tx patient would want if he became terminally ill (6 mod to live);
Does not allow pt to appoint someone to make decisions.
3. Durable Power of Attorney - Legal doc that names proxy. Takes effect only when pt is
unable to make decisions.
Ventilation -
Radioisotope (xenon gas) is inhaled and the location of the gas is recorded producing a
photographic pattern of distribution throughout the lungs.
Perfusion -
Albumin, tagged with radioiactive iodine, is injected into a peripheral vein and when it
passes into the pulmonary circulation, lodges in the capillaries.
Indications are valvular disease or dysfunciton; mycocardial disease, abnormalities of
cardiac blood flow; Cardiac abnormalites in infant (ASD, VSD, PDA); Abnormal hear sounds.
Two dimensional and MMode can measure Ventricular volume and ejection fraction (LV)
Term 9 of 116
Describe lateral decubitus position when used for x-ray:
Below the vocal chords approx 2 cm or 1 inch above the carina. approx the same height as
the aortic notch.
Patient lying on the affected side. Valuable for detecting small pleural effusions.
Both are rounded (dome shaped); right is slightly higher than the left; right is at the level of
the 6th anterior rib.
Normal and occurs when systole ends. The ventricles relax and the pulmonic and aortic
valves close.
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