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| a substance used to harden preserve specimen |
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| decreased amt of oxygen reaching the body cells |
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| the process of breathing; the inspiration/expiration of air involving themuscles, chest and abdomen |
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| record of an electrical activity of the heart |
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| alternating cycles of hyperthea and apnea offensing in critically ill or unconcious patients |
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| heart rate consistantly above normal |
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| patient's entering the hospital the morning of surgery |
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| surgical care performed without overnight hospitalization |
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| a growth of living material and microorganisms in a prepared media |
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| a piece of tissue or organ quickly frozen and then cut into a thin slice which can be studies microscopicly |
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| preoperative holding area |
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| designated room or area where patients wait prior to being admitted to OR |
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| difference between systolic and diastolic pressure |
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| any stoppage of respiration caused by strangulation aspiration of a foreign object or drowning |
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| force the blood exerts against the artery wall as the heart beats |
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| any aqueous solution of 37% formaldehyde with methanol added; commonly used as a preservative on specimen |
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| fever that alternates between elevated and normal or subnormal body temp |
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| painful, difficult and labored breathing |
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| fever that alternately drops by which has no interval of normal body temp |
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| increased rate or depth of respiration |
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| any tissue fluid or foreign body removed from a patient |
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| cells collected from one or both bronchea by irrigation |
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| assisting patients and their families with their need for information and assistance with coping in surgical experience |
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| difference between pulse count taken simultaneously and two sites usually radial and apicable pulse |
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| increased co2 and decreased o2 in the body as a result of interference with respiration |
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| planned process of intergrated steps which includes assessment planning intervention and evaluation |
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| bubbling or rattling sounds caused by mucus in the air passages as in bronchitis and pneumonia |
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| abnormally slow heart rate |
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| pressure at its lowest when the heart is relaxed |
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| classify patient data collected to focus on care needed |
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| refers to ordinary quiet respirations made without obvious effort |
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| feverish pertaining to a fever |
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| breathing possible only when person sits or stands in an erect position |
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| material spread thinly on a surface such as a slide which can be studied microscopically |
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| uneven intervals between pulse or heartbeats |
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| sensation of breathing or lack of breathing |
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| beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the artery |
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