| A | B |
|---|
| plasma | liquid part of the blood |
| radial | pulse site on thumb side of wrist |
| clean blood | high oxygen low CO2 |
| left side | side of heart where blood is clean |
| radial | never palpate both sides at once |
| dilate - get larger | when blood vessels ___ heat escapes through the skin |
| artery | carries blood AWAY from the heart to the body |
| pedal | pulse site on top, middle part of foot |
| thrombocytes | platelets |
| leukemia | WBC is high, WBC's are immature, disease of bone marrow |
| apical | pulse site you always ausculatate (listen to) |
| crusts | areas of dried pus and blood, scabs |
| vein | carries blood BACK to the heart |
| palpate | feeling the pulse site |
| myocardial infarction | heart attack |
| hemoglobin | carries oxygen and CO2, gives blood its red color |
| CVA | cerebral vascular accident, STROKE |
| heart | muscular organ, pump |
| 0.8 | the electrical conduction pattern in the heart occurs approximately every __ seconds |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| prophylactic | used to treat mitral valve prolapse |
| myasthenia gravis | can be fatal- nerve impulses not properly transmitted to the muscles |
| gastrocnemius | back of LOWER LEG -flexes sole of foot |
| cardiac, skeletal, visceral | 3 main kinds of muscles |
| muscle SPASMS | sudden, painful involuntary muscle CONTRACTIONS |
| muscle STRAIN | overstretching or injury |
| tendons, fascia | 2 ways muscles ATTACH to bones |
| femur | bone in UPPER leg |
| axis | 2nd cervical bone |
| open reduction | surgical repair of bone (surgery opens you up) |
| metacarpals | bones in PALM of the hand |
| 12 | pairs of ribs |
| diaphysis | long shaft of bone, yellow marrow made here |
| femur | largest bone in the body |
| epiphysis | end of bone, red marrow is made here (e for end) |
| compound | type of gracture where bone sticks through the skin |
| endosteum | inside (endo) the bone |
| ulna | bone in lower arm pinky side |
| fontanels | soft spots in skull |
| stem cell | specialized, hopefully programmed to produce new cells to replace damaged |
| albino | absence of color pigment |
| transdermal medication | medication on sticky patch placed on skin |
| normal rectal temp | 99.6 |
| normal ORAL temp | 98.6 |
| melanin | brownish pigment |
| ADDuction | moving part TOWARD midline |
| 4-6 quarts | amt blood avg adult body |
| normal PULSE rate/min for adult | 60-80 |
| normal adult RESPIRATORY rate/min | 20 |
| rotation | turning body part AROUND on its axis |
| I&O | intake and output |
| FUO | fever of undetermined origin |
| flexion | DEcreasing the angle between 2 bones |
| genome | mass of genetic info inherited from parents |
| EBL | estimated blood loss |
| cyanosis | BLUish discoloration of skin, lack of O2 |
| Nerve cells | control and communicate |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| normal AXILLARY temp | 97.6 |
| neurons | nerve cells |
| mitochondria | power house of the cell |
| Fowlers | position where the head of the bed is raised to 90 degree angle |
| Trendelenberg | position where head of bed is lower than the foot |
| Semi-fowlers | position where head of the bed is raised to 45 degree angle |
| Supine | position head of the bed is level with foot BED IS FLAT |
| abdominal cavity | stomach, sm. intestine, appendix, liver, gallbladder, pancreas |
| midsagital | plane that divides the body into RIGHT and LEFT sides |
| dorsal | on the BACK of the body |
| ADL | activities of daily living |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| LMP | last menstrual period |
| CPR | cardio pulmonary resuscitation |
| DNR | do not resuscitate |
| BP | blood pressure |
| IM | intramuscular |
| BID | twice a day |
