Get these flashcards, study & pass exams. For free! Even on iPhone/Android!

1. Relevant or pertinent to a system. 2.Pertinent to the blood flow that leaves the left ventricle to deliver oxygen to the body as distinct from the blood flow that leaves the right ventricle to become oxygenated in the lungs.

1. An oxygen deficiency in body tissues. 2. A decreased concentration of oxygen in inspired air.

Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation

Any physical action that increases parasympathetic tone and decreases the conduction of the electrical impulses of the heart.

A decreased blood volume that may be caused by internal bleeding, fluid losses, or inadequate fluid intake.

A collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity.

Irregularity or loss of rhythm.

Increased heart rate.

An excessive amount of potassium in the blood.

A life threatening condition in which elevated pressures within the pericardium impair the filling of the heart during diastole.

A systemic inflammatory response to infection, in which there is fever or hypothermia, tachycardia, tachypnea,and evidence of inadequate blood flow to internal organs.

Dying Breaths

1. A deficiency in tone or tension. 2. A decrease of the systolic and diastolic blood pressure to below normal.

ART Cyanosis-
A blue, grey, slate or dark purple discoloration of the skin or mucous membranes caused by deoxygenated or reduced hemoglobin in the blood.

Breathing stopped.

Time after the revival after apparent death

Incision into the trachea through the skin and soft tissues of the neck.

Partial or complete loss of sensation, with or without loss of consciousness, as a result of disease, injury, or administration of an anesthetic agent, usually by injection or inhalation.

Inserting a needle through the chest wall and into the pleural space, usually to remove fluid for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.

Surgical incision of the chest wall.