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| Resistance to ventricular ejection. |
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| Collapse of alveoli, preventing the normal respiratory exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. |
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| Volume of blood expelled by the ventricles of the heart; equal to the amount of blood ejected at each beat (the stroke output) multiplied by the number of beats in the period of time used in the computation. |
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| chest physiotherapy (CPT) |
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| Group of therapies used to mobilize pulmonary secretions. |
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| Catheter inserted through the thorax into the chest cavity for removing air or fluid; used after chest or heart surgery or pneumothorax. |
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| Respiration in which the abdomen moves out while the diaphragm descends on inspiration. |
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| Movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration. |
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| Shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing that may be caused by certain heart or lung conditions or strenuous exercise. |
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| Heartbeat that deviates from the normal pattern. |
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| Graphic record of the electrical activity of the myocardium. |
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| Vomiting of blood; indicates upper gastrointestinal bleeding. |
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| Coughing of blood from the respiratory tract. |
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| Respiratory rate in excess of that required to maintain normal carbon dioxide levels in the body tissues. |
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| Reduction in the volume of air that enters the lung for gas exchange; oxygen exchange insufficient to meet metabolic demands of the body. |
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| Inadequate cellular oxygenation that may result from a deficiency in the delivery or use of oxygen at the cellular level. |
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| Method of encouraging voluntary deep breathing by providing visual feedback to clients of the inspiratory volume they have achieved. |
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| Device for delivering oxygen by way of two small tubes that are inserted into the nares. |
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| Abnormal respiratory symptom in which a person must sit or stand to breathe deeply or comfortably. |
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| Volume of blood in the ventricles at the end of diastole, immediately before ventricular contraction. |
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| Deep inspiration through the nose and mouth, not using pursed lips, followed by prolonged expiration through pursed lips. |
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| Amount of blood ejected by the ventricle during a ventricular contraction. |
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| Respiratory process by which gases are moved into and out of the lungs. |
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| Follows acute injury, disease, or surgical intervention and has a rapid onset; varies in intensity, and lasts for a brief time, usually less than 6 months. |
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| Medications that provide pain relief |
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| Pain that extends beyond treated steady chronic pain. |
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| Pain that lasts longer than anticipated (usually over 6 months), may not have an identifiable cause, and may lead to great personal suffering. Chronic pain may be noncancerous (nonmalignant) or cancerous. |
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| A state of adaptation in which exposure to a drug induces changes that result in diminution of one or more of the drug's effects over time. |
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| Pain in the absence of an identifiable physical or psychological cause or pain perceived as excessive for the extent of organic pathological condition. |
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| The point at which a person feels pain. |
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| The level of pain that a person is willing to put up with. |
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| patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) |
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| Drug delivery system that allows clients to self-administer analgesic medications as desired. |
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| Person's mental image or concept of elements in the environment, including information gained through the senses. |
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| Inert substance with no active ingredient. |
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| medication administration record |
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| magnetic resonance imaging |
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| Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
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| non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
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| open reduction internal fixation |
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