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| monitors the functioning of the vital organs, temp, bp, pulse, respiration, pain |
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| pulse located on the inside of the wrist |
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| pulse located on the inside of elbow, 1-1.5" above elbow |
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| pulse on left side of chest, just below the nipple |
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| instrument designed to listen to sounds within the body |
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| the process of inhaling and exhaling air to/from the lungs |
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| process of inhaling air into the lungs |
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| process of exhaling air from the lungs |
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| shortness of breath when lying down that is relieved by sitting up |
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| alternating periods of slow, irregular breathing and rapid shallow breathing, along with periods of not breathing |
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| top number of bp, measures pressure on blood vessels when heart is contracting |
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| bottom number of bp, measures pressure when the ventricle is filled w blood and relaxes |
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| high bp, 140/90mm Hg or higher |
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| low bp, 90/60mm Hg or lower |
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| bp measuring 139/89mm Hg, high probability of hypertension in the future |
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| device that measures blood pressure |
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| warm soak of peri area, cleans peri wounds/reduces inflammation |
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| delivery of medicine, nutrition or fluids through someones vein |
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| administration of oxygen to increase supply to a person's lungs |
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| oxygen delivery device that consists of a piece of plastic tubing that fits around the face and two prongs that fit inside the nose |
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| box like device that changes air in the room into air with more oxygen |
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| how the body uses food to maintain health |
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| necessary substance that provides energy, promotes growth and health, and helps regulate metabolism |
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| carbs that are broken down by the body into simple sugars for energy, bread, cereal, potatoes, rice, pasta, fruits |
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| carbs found in foods such as sugars, sweets, syrups, and jellies w little nutritional value |
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| IV infusion of nutrients administered directly into bloodstream, bypassing digestive system |
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| feeding tube inserted into the nose and goes to the stomach |
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| percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) bag |
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| feeding tube placed into the stomach directly through abdominal wall |
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| surgically created opening into the stomach in order to insert a tube |
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| cards that list res name, info about special diets, allergies, likes and dislikes |
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| diets prescribed for people who have certain illnesses, conditions or allergies aka modified or special diets |
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| diets prescribed for people who have certain illnesses, conditions or allergies aka therapeutic or special diets |
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| diets prescribed for people who have certain illnesses, conditions or allergies aka modified or therapeutic diets |
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| medicines that reduce fluid volume in the body |
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| to blend or grind food into a thick paste of baby food consistency |
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| inhalation of food, drink or foreign material into the lungs |
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| the fluid a person consumes, aka input |
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| the fluid a person consumes, aka intake |
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| all fluid eliminated from the body incl. urine, sweat, feces, vomitus etc. |
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| taking in and eliminating equal amounts of liquids |
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| serious condition resulting from inadequate amount of fluid in the body |
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