VOCAB

Question 1

c (with a line on top)

Answer 1

with

Question 2

C

Answer 2

Centigrade

Question 3

c/o

Answer 3

complains of

Question 4

C&DB

Answer 4

cough and deep breath

Question 5

C1 to C6

Answer 5

cervical vertebrae, one to six

Question 6

CABG

Answer 6

Coronary artery bypass graft

Question 7

CAD

Answer 7

coronary artery disease

Question 8

Cap.

Answer 8

Capsule

Question 9

Cath

Answer 9

Catheter

Question 10

CBC

Answer 10

complete blood count

Question 11

CC

Answer 11

Chief Complaint

Question 12

CHF

Answer 12

Congestive heart failure

Question 13

cm

Answer 13

centimeter

Question 14

CO

Answer 14

Cardiac Output

Question 15

COPD

Answer 15

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Question 16

CPT

Answer 16

Chest physiotherapy

Question 17

CX

Answer 17

Culture

Question 18

CXR

Answer 18

chest x-ray

Question 19

Adventitious breath sounds

Answer 19

abnormal breath sounds that occur when air passes through narrowed airways or airways filled with fluid or mucus, or when pleural linings are inflamed.

Question 20

Angle of Louis

Answer 20

the junction between the body of the stern and the manubrium the starting point for locating the ribs anteriorly. It is the the most prominent structure under the clavicle, used to determine 2nd intercostal space and then to count ICS.

Question 21

Aphasia

Answer 21

any defects in or loss of the power to express oneself by speech, writing, or signs, or to comprehend spoken or written language due to disease or injury of the cerebral cortex.

Question 22

Auscultation

Answer 22

the process of listening to sounds produced within the body, such as with the use of a stethoscope that amplifies sounds and conveys them to the nurses ears. Tapping the abdomen, the head. To determine what is in that area, i.e liquid.

Question 23

Bruit

Answer 23

a blowing or swishing sound created by turbulence of blood flow

Question 24

Blanch test

Answer 24

a test during which the client’s nail bed is temporarily pinched to access capillary refill and peripheral circulation. Slow capillary refill indicates circulatory problems

Question 25

clubbing

Answer 25

elevation of the proximal aspect of the nail and softening of the nail bed. Angle between nail and the nail bed is greater than 180. Can be a result of long-term lack of oxygen.

Question 26

cyanosis

Answer 26

a bluish tinge of skin color. A sign of ischemia. Evident in the nail beds, lips, and buccal mucosa.

Question 27

Diastole

Answer 27

in measuring BP, the period during which the ventricles relax

Question 28

Edema

Answer 28

the presence of excess interstitial fluid in the body that makes skin appear swollen, shiny, and taut, and tends to blanch color.

Question 29

inspection

Answer 29

visual examination, which is assessing by using the sense of sight

Question 30

Jaundice

Answer 30

a yellowish tinge to skin color

Question 31

Palpation

Answer 31

the examination of the body using the sense of touch

Question 32

Pallor

Answer 32

paleness

Question 33

precordium

Answer 33

an area of the chest overlying the heart

Question 34

percussion

Answer 34

a method in which the body surface is struck to elicit sounds that can be heart or vibrations that can be felt

Question 35

S1

Answer 35

the first heart sounds; occurs when the atrioventricular valves (mitral and tricuspid) close

Question 36

S2

Answer 36

the second heart sounds;occurs when the semilunar valve (aortic and pulmonary) close

Question 37

systole

Answer 37

the period during which the ventricles contract

Question 38

thrill

Answer 38

a vibrating sensation over a blood vessel that indicates turbulent blood flow.

Question 39

Vitiligo

Answer 39

patches of hypopigmented skin, caused by the destruction of melanocytes in the area

Question 40

Alarm Reaction

Answer 40

the initial reaction of the body to stress, which alert the body's defense. 2 stages: Shock Phase= increases CO and blood flow to active muscle, bronchial dilation, cellular metabolism, fat mobilization. Countersock= opposite of the shock phase

Question 41

Anger

Answer 41

an emotional state consisting of a subjective feeling of animosity or strong displeasure

Question 42

Anxiety

Answer 42

a state of mental uneasiness, apprehension or dread producing an increased level of arousal caused by an impending or anticipated threat to self or significant relationships

Question 43

caregiver burden

Answer 43

responses to long-term stress, such as chronic fatigues, sleeping difficulties, and high BP, in family members who undertake the care of a person in the home for a long period.

Question 44

Crisis Intervention

Answer 44

a short-term helping process of assisting clients to work through a crisis to its resolution and restore their pre crisis level of functioning.

Question 45

Countershock phase

Answer 45

second part of the alarm reaction in which the changes the body experienced during the shock phase are reversed.

Question 46

defense mechanism

Answer 46

any reaction that serves to protect against something physically or psychologically harmful

Question 47

depression

Answer 47

feelings of sadness and dejection, often accompanied by physiologic change such as decreased functional activity

Question 48

fear

Answer 48

an emotion response to an actual, present danger

Question 49

General adaptation syndrome (GAS)

Answer 49

a general arousal response of the body to a stressor characterized by certain physiologic events and dominated by the sympathetic nervous system. Also known as stress syndrome, they are changes the entire body take in response to a stressor. 3 stages: Alarm reaction, stage of resistance and stage of exhaustion

Question 50

Shock Phase

Answer 50

first part of the alarm reaction in which the stressor may be perceived consciously or unconsciously by the person

Question 51

Stage of exhaustion

Answer 51

the third stage in the adaption syndromes that occurs when the adaptation that the body made during the second stage cannot be maintained

Question 52

stage of resistance

Answer 52

the second stage of the adaptation syndromes when the body's adaptation takes place

Question 53

C&S

Answer 53

culture and sensitivity

Question 54

CVA

Answer 54

cerebrovascular activity

Question 55

CVC

Answer 55

central venous catheter

Question 56

CVP

Answer 56

central venous pressure