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Chapter 7 vocabulary

Hartman’s Nursing Assistant Care: Long-Term Care and Home Care, 4th Edition

TermDefinition
conscious the state of being mentally alert and having awareness of surroundings, sensations, and thoughts.
first aid emergency care given immediately to an injured person by the first people to respond to an emergency.
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) medical procedures used when a person’s heart or lungs have stopped working.
obstructed airway a condition in which something is blocking the tube through which air enters the lungs.
abdominal thrusts a method of attempting to remove an object from the airway of someone who is choking.
shock a condition that occurs when organs and tissues in the body do not receive an adequate blood supply.
myocardial infarction (MI) a condition that occurs when the heart muscle does not receive enough oxygen because blood flow to the heart is blocked; also called heart attack.
syncope loss of consciousness; also called fainting.
orthostatic hypotension a sudden drop in blood pressure that occurs when a person sits or stands up.
epistaxis a nosebleed.
insulin reaction/hypoglycemia a complication of diabetes that can result from either too much insulin or too little food; also known as hypoglycemia.
hypoglycemia a complication of diabetes that can result from either too much insulin or too little food; also known as insulin reaction.
diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) a complication of diabetes that is caused by having too little insulin in the body.
epilepsy a brain disorder that results from a disruption in normal electrical impulses in the brain, which causes repeated seizures.
transient ischemic attack (TIA) a warning sign of a CVA/stroke resulting from a temporary lack of oxygen in the brain; symptoms may last up to 24 hours.
emesis the act of vomiting, or ejecting stomach contents through the mouth and/or nose.
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