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| having no fever, when fever breaks |
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-indicate health status, effectiveness of systems
-Temp, pulse, BP, respirations, and O2 saturation and pain can be inculded |
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Accounts for heat produced by thebody ay absolute rest
-taken before patient does anything |
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-Involuntary body response to temp differences in the body.
-Increased heat production |
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| Non shivering Thermogensis |
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-occurs in neonates because they cannot shiver
-so a limited amount of vascular brown tissue present at birth is metabolized for heat production |
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| transfer of heat from the surface of one object to the surface of another without direct contact |
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| transfer of heat with direct contact |
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| Transfer of heat by air movement |
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-Transfer of heat engery when a liquid is changed to a gas
-occurs continuously |
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Visible perspiration
-Primarily occurs on the forehead and upper thorax |
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-Fever
-Occurs b/c heat loss mechanisms are unable to keep pace with excess heat production equaling an abnormal rise in body temperature |
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| bacteria and viruses that elevate body temperature -Act as antigens, triggering immune system response |
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-Fever of Unknown Origin
-Refers to a fever whose etiology canot be determined |
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| elevated body temperature related to the bodies inability to promote heat loss or reduce heat production |
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| Hereditary condition of uncontrolled heat production that occurs when those people receive certain anesthetic drugs |
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-condition when body temp reaches 104 F
-It is an escalation of heat cramps and heat exhaustion |
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-when profuse sweating causes results in excess water and electrolyte loss
-Usually caused by environmental heat exposer |
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-heat loss due to long exposure to cold
-can be accidental or intentional |
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-occurs when body is exposed to subnormal temperatures
-Permanent circulatory damage is done |
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Volume of blood pumped by the heart during one minute
Product of HR and SV |
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created by inefficent contraction of the heart that fails to transmit a pulse wave
-Done by accessing radial and apical pulses at same time |
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| abnormal rhythm late, early, missed beats |
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| movement of gases in and out of lungs |
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| movement of O2 and CO2 between the alveoli and the RBC |
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| low levels of arterial O2 |
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| normal, good, unlabored respiration |
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| difference between systolic and diastolic |
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when a person with a normal blood pressure
-develops symtoms and low BP when sitting up |
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| occlusive cloth or vinyl cuff that encloses an inflatable rubber bladder and a bulb with release value to inflate it |
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| temporarlly disappearance of sound when taking BP |
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| balance between heat loss and heat production |
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-located between cerebral hemispheres
-Controls body temp |
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| one celled organisms that have the potential to cause disease |
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| infectious disease that can be transmitted directly from one person to another |
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| to be able to survive in the host or outside the body |
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| susceptibility of the host |
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| person who shows no symptoms of illness but who have the pathogens on in their bodies that can be passed |
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| prevention of growth and reproduction of bacteria |
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| temp or chemical that destroys bacteria |
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| disease producing capacity of a pathogen |
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| do not usually cause disease but participate in maintaining health |
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| infection occurring when antibodies kill normal flora allowing a disease to spreasd |
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fluid and cells that are dischargeed from cells or blood vessls
-ex. pus or serum |
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process involving the destruction and absorption of bacteria
-Neutrophil and monocytes engulf the microorganisms |
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| increase the number of circulating WBC b/c they have come out of the blood vessels to fight the infection |
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| containing WBC's and bacteria |
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-present when inflammation is chronic
-Fills the tissuedefects
-Not as strong as collagen and assumes the form of scar tissue |
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-infection outside the client
-ex. post op infection |
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| occurs when patients flora becomes altered and overgrowth results |
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| absence of pathogenic microorganisms |
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clean technique
procedures used to reduce the number or organisms present and prevention the transfer of organisms |
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| principles and procedures followed to prevent and control infection and its spread |
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sterile technique that prevents contamination of an open wound
-isolates the operative area from the unsterile environment and maintaing it for surgery |
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