afebrile
Without a fever
a large dose of a substance given by injection for the purpose of rapidly achieving the needed therapeutic concentration in the bloodstream
bolus
Hemoglobin and hematocrit
Tests anemia/cancer/infection
CBC Blood Test
Bacterial infection of skin
cellulitis
IV solutions with dextrose
D5/ D5W
Used to supply O2 in 2 person CPR
Bag valve mask
a flexible tube that a clinician passes through the urethra and into the bladder to drain urine.
Foley catheter
hyperglycemia:
High sugar in the blood
hypoglycemia:
Low blood sugar
Malodorous:
foul smell
Myalgia:
muscle pain
intermittent
comes and goes
paroxysmal
sudden painful attack
malaise
tired
Paralysis of cranial nerve 7 (facial nerve)
bells palsy
Cerebrovascular accident
stroke
Guaiac
test for blood in the stool
postictal
state after seizure, confused
syncope
Fainting/ loss of consciousness
vertigo
dizziness
respiration, gasping respiration or _________ breathing is an abnormal pattern of breathing and brainstem reflex characterized by gasping, labored breathing, accompanied by strange vocalizations and myoclonus.
agonal
the artificial ventilation performed with a respirator bag, such as an Ambu bag or the reservoir bag on an anesthesia machine. The bag is squeezed to deliver air to the patient’s lungs through a mask, an endotracheal tube, a laryngeal mask,
bagging
