Flashcards
AAHI_Card set 5 (Vital sign terminology)
Flashcards do conjunto (17)
- 1AfebrileAbsence of a fever
"My patient is afebrile" - 2ApnoeaAbsence of respiration
"The patient is apnoeic and unconscious, call a code blue!"
"The patient had a period of apnoea for 15 seconds" - 3BradycardiaSlow heart rate
(less than 60 beats per minute)
"the patient is bradycardic at 45 bpm"
"Joan had an episode of bradycardia this morning, her HR went down to 30 for 15 seconds" - 4BradypnoeaSlow RR, less than 12 rpm
"the patient is bradypnoeic, let's check her SpO2 and sedation score" - 5Febrile Pyrexiaelevated body temperature equal to or above 38.0 degrees Celsius
"my patient is febrile; the Dr has ordered a septic screen"
"the patient is febrile to 38.9" - 6HypertensionHigh blood pressure:
Systolic 140 mm Hg or above
Diastolic 90 mm Hg or above
"the patient had an episode of hypertension"
"my patient is hypertensive, his BP is 189/110" - 7HypotensionLow blood pressure
Systolic blood pressure 100 mmHg or below
"the patient is hypotensive and is feeling light-headed"
"the patient had a hypotensive episode, the BP dropped to 76/45" - 8HyperventilationDeep, rapid respirations
"the patient with anxiety is hyperventilating" - 9Hypoventilationshallow, ineffective respirations
"the patient had morphine, and is now hypoventilating, let's assess her more closely" - 10Orthostatic hypotension Postural hypotensionClinically significant decrease in blood pressure (>20 mm Hg) related to position changes i.e. lying to standing, sitting to standing.
Usually associated with symptoms i.e. light-headedness - 11TachypnoeicFast respirations, greater than 20 rpm
"the patient has become slightly tachypnoeic, let's assess him to find a cause for this change" - 12TachycardiaElevated HR, equal or greater than 100 bpm
"the patient is tachycardic and hypotensive, let's get him to bed and assess him" - 13NormotensiveBlood pressure within a 'normal' range
- 14HypoxicCells, tissues, organs... are deprived have abnormally low levels of oxygen
- 15HypoxaemicAbnormally low levels of oxygen in the blood
- 16Agonal breathingIrregular, ineffective, sporadic breathing, with periods of apnoea throughout. Typically seen in the dying patient.
- 17AsystoleAbsence of heart beat/pulse
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- Diploma Básico AAHI_S1_2021 FlashCards sobre AAHI_Card set 5 (Vital sign terminology), criado por Tafe Teachers SB em 03-07-2019.
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