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Chapter 2_ Intensive Care Units.
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- SRU ELEC340 F
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- SRU ELEC340 F
Chapter 2_ Intensive Care Units.
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Chapter 2: Intensive Care UnitsBenign - ANS-mild, not cancerous
Carcinoma - ANS-a cancer rising in the epithelial tissue of the skin or of the lining of the
internal organs; malignant tumor occurring in the epithelial tissue
Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) - ANS-a hospital ward specialized in the care of patients with
heart attacks among other various cardiac conditions that requires continuous
monitoring and treatment.
Chemotherapy - ANS-treatment of disease (usually cancer) by the use of chemical
substances, especially the treatment cytotoxic and other drugs
Comatose - ANS-of or in a state of deep unconsciousness for a prolonged or indefinite
period.
Confidentiality - ANS-the right of an individual to have personal, identifiable medical
information kept private, unless given consent by the patient
Crash cart - ANS-a wheeled container carrying medicine and equipment for use in
emergency resuscitation; set of drawers on wheels used in hospitals for transportation
of medical equipment or dispensing of emergency equipment.
Declaration of Geneva - ANS-a pledge adopted by the General Assembly of the World
Medical Association that was a response to the participation of physicians in crime
against humanity in Nazi Germany; declaration of physicians' dedication to the
humanitarian goals of medicine. Written in 1948
Dr. Elizabeth Kübler-Ross - ANS-the study of dying; identified five stages that many
people go through; wrote "On Death And Dying"
Durable Power of Attorney - ANS-A legal agreement that allows an agent or
representative of the patient to act on behalf of the patient
Electrocardiogram (ECG) - ANS-record of a person's electrical activity of the heart
Gastronomy - ANS-creation of an artificial opening into the stomach from the abdominal
wall made surgically for the introduction of food.
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