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PCT NHA TERMS QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS / A+ GRADE
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ESTUDY PCT NHA TERMS QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS / A+ GRADE Afebrile Answer Is - Absence Of Fever Anuria Answer Is - Absence Of Urine Formation Apnea Answer Is - Cessation Of Breathing Aspiration Answer Is - The Drawing Of Fluid And Other Substances Into The Lungs Auscultation Answer Is - Listening To Sounds From The Lungs, Heart And Other Organs, Often With The Use Of A Stethoscope Blood Pressure Answer Is - The Tension Exerted On The Wall s Of The Arteries By The Contraction Of The Heart Bradycardia Answer Is - Slow Heart Rate Bradypnea Answer Is - Slow Breathing ESTUDY Diarrhea Answer Is - Passage Of Fluid, Unformed Stool Dyspnea Answer Is - Difficult Or Labored Breathing Dysuria Answer Is - Painful Or Difficult Urination Edema Answer Is - Excessive Fluid Buildup In Body Cavities Or Tissue Enuresis Answer Is - Involuntary Discharge Of Urine After The Age At Which Bladder Control Should Have Been Established Hematuria Answer Is - Blood In The Urine Hyper Answer Is - Prefix Meaning Above, Excessive, Or Beyond Hypo Answer Is - Prefix Meaning Below, Under, Beneath Or Deficient Hypoxia Answer Is - An Oxygen Deficiency In The Tissues Of The Body ESTUDY Inspection Answer Is - Visual Exami nation Of The External Surface Of The Body Manipulation Answer Is - To Move Or Feel A Part Of The Body With The Hands Melena Answer Is - Black, Tarry Stool Caused By Digested Blood In The Gi Tract Nocturia Answer Is - Excessive Or Frequent Urination After Going To Bed Orthopnea Answer Is - Labored Breathing That Occurs While Lying Flat And Improves When Standing Or Sitting Up Ostomy Answer Is - A Surgically Formed Fistula Connecting A Portion Of Intestine Or Urinary Tract To A Site Outside The Bod y Palpate Answer Is - Examine By Touch Percussion Answer Is - Tapping A Body Part (Usually With A Finger Or Small Hammer) To Determine Position, Size, Or Density Of Underlying Organs Polyuria Answer Is - Excessive Production Of UrineThe benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
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