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Ch 25: Child with a Respiratory or Cardiovascular Disorder
Created By Y. Danso & Hassan Hariri
Review key terms related to a child with a respiratory disorder from chapter 25. Leifer, Gloria (2003). The child with a respiratory or cardiovascular disorder. In Introduction to maternity and pediatric nursing. (4th ed., pp 590-629). St. Louis: Saunders.
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| Alveoli | Area in lungs where exchange of CO2 and O2 occurs |
| Atelectasis | incomplete expansion of lungs or collpase of alveoli after expansion |
| Carbon dioxide narcosis | decreased respiratory effect as a result of adminsistration of supplemental O2 to increase O2 sat level |
| Carditis | inflammation of the heart |
| Chorea | disorder of CNS charaterized by involuntary,purposeless movement of muscles |
| Clubbing of finger | compensatory response indicating chronic hypoxia |
| Coryza | Common cold |
| Croupette | mist tent in which a child with continuing symptoms of respiratory distress is placed |
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Mary Estes RN |
Hamilton High School |
| Hamilton, AL |
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