Med-Surg Nursing - 19
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- atelectasis
- collapsed, airless alveoli
- bronchospasm
- narrowing and obstruction of the lumen of the bronchi due to spasm of the peribronchial smooth muscle; may occur postoperatively as a result of endotracheal intubation or in patients with chronic bronchitis and asthma
- delayed awakening
- longer than normal recovery from anesthesia that is usually related to prolonged drug action
- emergence delirium
- a neurologic alteration in recovery from anesthesia that can include behaviors such as restlessness, agitation, disorientation, thrashing, and shouting
- epidural analgesia
- the infusion of pain-relieving medications through a catheter placed into the epidural space surrounding the spinal cord
- fast tracking
- a system of routing patients through the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) depending on the type of anesthesia and surgery experienced and expected discharge from the unit
- hiccoughs
- intermittent spasms of the diaphragm caused by irritation of the phrenic nerve, which innervates the diaphragm
- hypothermia
- a body temperature of less than 96.8° Fahrenheit
- hypoventilation
- decreased respiratory function characterized by decreased respiratory rate or effort, hypoxemia, and an increasing PaCO2 (hypercapnia)
- hypoxemia
- low oxygen tension in the blood (PaO2 < 60 mm Hg) characterized by a variety of nonspecific clinical signs and symptoms, ranging from agitation to somnolence, hypertension to hypotension, and tachycardia to bradycardia
- patient-controlled analgesia (PCA)
- an analgesic delivery system that allows the patient to receive a bolus infusion of an analgesic on demand within the parameters programmed into the delivery system
- syncope
- fainting that may occur with decreased cardiac output, fluid deficits, or defects in cerebral perfusion
- wound dehiscence
- separation and disruption of previously joined wound edges