Emergency Care 13th Edition Chapter 24 Flashcards

3222104663	anemia	lack of a normal number of red blood cells in the circulation	0
3222104664	coagulopathy	loss of the normal ability to form a blood clot with internal or external bleeding	1
3222104665	continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis	a gravity exchange process for peritoneal dialysis in which a bag of dialysis fluid is raised above the level of an abdominal catheter to fill the abdominal cavity and lowered below the level of the abdominal catheter to drain the fluid out	2
3222104666	continuous cycler-assisted peritoneal dialysis	a mechanical process for peritoneal dialysis in which a machine fills and empties the abdominal cavity of dialysis solution	3
3222104667	end-stage renal disease	irreversible renal failure to the extent that the kidneys can no longer provide adequate filtration and fluid balance to sustain life, requires dialysis	4
3222104668	exchange	one cycle of filling and draining the peritoneal cavity in peritoneal dialysis	5
3222104669	pyelonenephritis	an infection that begins in the urinary tract and ascends up the ureter into the kidney	6
3222104670	renal failure	loss of the kidney's ability to filter the blood and remove toxins and excess fluid from the body	7
3222104671	sickle cell anemia	an inherited disease in which genetics in the hemoglobin results in abnormal structure of those red blood cells	8
3222104672	thrill	a vibration felt on gentle palpation, such as that which typically occurs within an arterial-venous vistula	9
3222104673	urinary catheter	a drainage tube placed into the urinary system to allow the flow of urine out of the body	10
3222108233	destruction of the spleen	the spleen becomes blocked by the abnormal RBCs	11
3222110257	sickle cell pain crisis	is caused by sludging of sickled RBCs in capillaries, which results in severe pain in the arms, legs, chest, and/or abdominal pain	12
3222115096	acute chest syndrome	shortness of breath and chest pain associated with hypoxia (low oxygen saturation) when blood vessels in the lungs become blocked	13