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1
Q

Non- rebreath mask
How many litres
What concentration

A

Mask that provides a higher concentration of oxygen.
10-15 litres.
Concentration= 90%

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2
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Systolic

A

The top number

maximum pressure your heart exerts while beating

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3
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diastolic

A

The bottom

The amount of pressure in your arteries between beats

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4
Q

Hypothermia

A

low body temp, 35 or less.

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5
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Pyrexia

  1. low
  2. moderate/high
A

Raised temperature.

  1. 38
  2. 38-40
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6
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hyperpyrexia

A

40 and above

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7
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Rigor

A

shaking or exaggerated shivering that occurs with a raised temperature

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8
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Tachycardia (in heart rate)

A

Resting pulse of 90+ per minute. according to royal college of physcians

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9
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Bradycardia (in heart rate)

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Resting pulse of under 51per minute… royal coll physians.

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10
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Bradypneoa ( in respiration)

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Slower than normal, slower than 12 resps according to royal coll physcians

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11
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Tachypnoea (in respiration)

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Faster than normal, above 20 resps

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12
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Dyspnoea (in breathing)

A

Breathing is difficult, in conscious patients

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13
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Orthopnoea ( in breathing)

A

dyspnoea when the patient lies flat.

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14
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Apnoea

A

temporary stopping of breathing (sleep apnoea)

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15
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Hypertension

A

Blood pressure higher than 140

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16
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Hypotension

A

Blood pressure lower than 100

17
Q

How to work out BMI

A

divide weight (KG) by height (M). Divide answer by height again.

18
Q

How to work out how much fluid output per hour. 50kg

A

1/2 it so 25ml

19
Q

Concordance

A

Agreement or consistency (Oxford dictionary)

20
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Compliance

A

Complying with a wish or command (oxford dictionary)

21
Q

Hemiplegia

A

paralysis of one side of the body caused disease of one side of the brain (stroke). Oxford dictionary of nursing.

22
Q

Cyanoisis

A

blue tinge, which may indicate

hypoxia

23
Q

hypoxia

A

low oxygen saturation SpO2

24
Q

ischaemia

A

not enough blood to an organ or part of the body in particular the heart.

25
Q

pulmonary edema

A

fluid in the lungs.

26
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hypovolaemia

A

decreased blood volume.

27
Q

dilate

A

wide

28
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constrict

A

thin

29
Q

anurea

A

less than 100 mls urine in 24 hours

30
Q

ollguria

A

less than 1/2 weight in an hour.

31
Q

pneumothorax

A

collapsed lung

32
Q

hypercapnia

A

carbon dioxide retention, abnormally high levels of co2 in blood (copd)