TERMS FOR UNIT ONE

abandonment

accessory muscle use

air flow obstruction

alveoli

anger

anterior

aorta

arteries

assault

auscultate

autonomic nerves

bargaining

baseline vital signs

battery

brachial pulse

breach of duty

bronchus

capillaries

capillary refill

cardiac

carotid pulse

carpals

cervical

CHEMTREC

coccyx

colon

combitube

cricoid

dermis

diaphragm

diastolic

distal

dorsalis pedis

duty to act

epidermis

epiglottis

exchange of O2 and CO2

expiration

femoral pulse

fibula

flow-restricted, oxygen powered ventilation device (demand valve)

Fowler's

hormone

humerus

implied consent

inferior

inferior vena cava

informed consent

inhalation

jugular vein

larynx

lateral

left or right atrium

left or right ventricle

lumbar

malpractice

mandible

maxilla

medial

medical director

motor nerves

nasal cannula

nasopharyngeal airway

negligence

non-rebreather mask

nutrients absorbed

orbit

palpate

patella

pharynx

plasma

platelets

pleura

posterior

prone

protocols

proximal

proximate cause

pulmonary artery

radial pulse

radius

red blood cells

reflex

respiratory rate

rigid tip suction catheter

sacral

SAMPLE history

sebaceous

sensory

sign

skeletal muscle

small intestine

smooth muscle

stages of dying

stair chair

standard of care

stress

subcutaneous

superior

superior vena cava

supine

symptom

systolic

thoracic

tibia

trachea

trendelenburg

ulna

venturi mask

white blood cells

zygoma