Edema - ️️presence of interstial fluid in the body that makes skin look swollen,
shiny, or taut
Confidentiality - ️️any info a subject relates will not be made public to anyone
without the subject's consent
Bradypnea - ️️below 10
Eupnea - ️️regular, un-labored breathing between...
NSC 232 Exam #1
Edema - ✔️✔️presence of interstial fluid in the body that makes skin look swollen,
shiny, or taut
Confidentiality - ✔️✔️any info a subject relates will not be made public to anyone
without the subject's consent
Bradypnea - ✔️✔️below 10
Eupnea - ✔️✔️regular, un-labored breathing between 12-20
Tachypnea - ✔️✔️above 20
Dyspnea - ✔️✔️shortness of breath
Systolic - ✔️✔️top #, contraction of ventricles
Diastolic - ✔️✔️bottom #, ventricles are at rest, lower pressure present at all times
Auscultation - ✔️✔️process of listening to sounds produced within the body
Apical Pulse - ✔️✔️central pulse located at the apex of the heart
Client - ✔️✔️person who engages in service/advice of someone else whom is more
qualified
Cyanosis - ✔️✔️bluish tinge of skin color
Dysuria - ✔️✔️painful or difficulty voidin\
Flatus - ✔️✔️gas/air normally present in the stomach or inntestines
Medical Asepsis - ✔️✔️any practice intended to confine specific organism to a specific
area
Surgical Asepsis - ✔️✔️practices that keep an area or object free of microorganisms
Nosocomial Infection - ✔️✔️infection that originates in the hospital
Oliguria - ✔️✔️production of abnormally small amounts of urine by the kidneys
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