| A | B |
|---|
| right atrium | first chamber blood enters |
| blood | largest connective tissue |
| arteries | carry blood awar from the heart |
| blood pressure | measurement of the force applied to artery wall |
| cardiac cycle | events during heartbeat |
| lymph system | subsystem for transportation within circ syst |
| nose 3 conchae | connect to the ear, sinus and lacrimal ducts |
| medical assistant | needs to be familiar with equipment to assist provider |
| toal lung capacity | voume of the lungs at inspiration peak |
| spikes | pacemaker marks on EKG |
| computerized EKG | record using multiple leads |
| breath cycle | inhale O2 and exhale CO2 |
| maxillary sinuses | located around cheek bones |
| nose | organ and part of respiration and voice |
| septum in nose | cartilage division |
| nasolacrimal ducts | drain from the eyes into nasal area |
| gel, paste and lotion | electrolytes for skin prep |
| 12 | # of leads on computerized EKG |
| inspiration strip | Hold breath for 10 sec & run _ lead II for 10 sec |
| Purkinje fibers, Bundle of HIS, SA node AV node | part of conduction system |
| artifact | irregular EKG reading not from heart or brain |
| somatic tremor, AC or wandering baseline | causes of artifacts |
| horizontal line | represents time |
| normal sinus rhythm | 3 distinct waves P, T and and QRS |
| _... | chest lead V3 |
| _ II | 20 seconds if Dr or MA sees abnormal reading |
| 80% prestest value | results for spirometry are normal |
| alveoli | gas exchange for respiratory system |
| capillary | gas exchange for circ system |
| fever, phlegm, chills hacking cough | S/S of bronchitis |
| asthma | allergens cause swelling in trachea lining and bronchial tubes |
| Adam's apple | thyroid cartilage |
| Chemo radiation and surgery | Therapis for lung CA |
| 9 to 12 months | TB TX to eradicate |
| emphysema | long term progressive where lung tissue destroyed |
| 15% | cigarette smokers will develope COPD |
| 200 | virus can cause a cold |
| infants homeless and elderly | @ risk to develop TB |
| SOB | most common sign of emphysema |
| 90% | plasma is H2O |
| 2 a minute | pple in US experience CHD |
| Fe deficiency, vit deficiency and sickle cell | types of anemia |
| hemoglobin | carry O2 |
| prehypertension | BP bet 120/80 to 139/89 |
| varicose veins | can form open sores and rupture |
| HDl or high density lipoprotein | good cholesterol want to increase |
| 130,000 - 360,000 | normal platelet count |
| 90/60 | or below is hypotension |
| tidal volume | air in single breath (think of river tide in then out) |
| total lung capacity (TLC) | volume of lungs at peak inspiration |
| inspiratory reserve volume IRV | air amt over and abv resting tidal volume |
| residual volume (RV) | air left p mazimal expiration (25% of vital capacity) |
