Mechanical Vents Word Scramble
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| Tension pneumothorax | air accumulating in the pleural space increases to a dangerous level, causing a mediastinal shift that pushes the heart, great vessels,trachea, and lungs toward the unaffected side. |
| signs/symptoms of tension pneumothorax | severe respiratory distress, tracheal deviation to the unaffected side, cyanosis, muffled heart sounds, and possibly cardiac arrest |
| Central Venous Pressure CVP | The amount of blood returning to the heart |
| P wave | 1st positive deflection lasts .06 to .11 sec |
| P-R Interval | 0.12-.20 sec represents the time of impulse transmission from the SA node to the AV node |
| QRS Interval | .04 to .12 seconds depolarization of ventricles |
| QT | .34 to .43 seconds represents entire cardiac cycle |
| T wave | 0.16 seconds repolarization of cardiac fiber if elevated the heart is not resting |
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