| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Atelectasis | An abnormal condition characterized by the collapse of a lung or portion of a lung, prevent the respiratory exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen; in newborns, term is used for incomplete lung expansion |
| Decompression | The removal of pressure caused by gas or fluid in a body cavity, as the stomach or intestinal tract |
| Isolette | Enclosed incubator/bed; provides warmth, moisture and oxygen |
| Endotracheal Tube | Tube is passed through mouth and upper trachea (intubation) |
| Laparoscope | A type of fiberoptic instrument consisting of an illuminated tube with an optical system. It is inserted through the abdominal wall for examining the peritoneal cavity |
| Lithotripsy | A procedure for crushing and eliminating a calculus in the renal pelvis, ureter, bladder, or gallbladder |
| Nasogastric tube | A tube placed through the nose, pharynx, esophagus, and into the stomach to allow feeding of a patient directly into the stomach; may also be connected to a suction device to empty the stomach |
| Nasoenteric tube | Tube placed through the nose and into the gastrointestinal tract as fars as the small intestine to aspirate gas and fluid that may cause distention. Often used postoperatively on patients who have undergone abdominal surgery |
| Neonate | Newborn; an infant from birth to 28 days of age |
| Orthopedic traction | A mechanical method that uses weights to provide a constant pull on part of the body for therapeutic reasons, such as to maintain alignment for fracture fragments or to relieve pressure caused by spinal injury |
| Osseous | Consisting of or resembling bone; bony |
| Sterile corridor | The area of an operating room between the patient drape and the instrument table; access to this area is permitted only to those wearing sterile attire |
| Tracheostomy | An opening through the neck into the trachea through which an indwelling tube may be inserted to ventilate the patient |
| Tracheotomy | The procedure of making an insicision into the trachea through the neck below the larynx, performed to gain access to the airway below a blockage caused by a foreign body, tumor, or edema |
| AMBU Bag | Provides manual ventilation (bagging) |
| Mechanical ventilator | Provides mechanical assistance with respiration |
| Loss of Patency | When patient movement causes occlusion of line (positional); improper bag height (18"-24") |
| Infusion Pump | Device that maintains a set flow rate; set rate and volume as ordered by a physician |
| Infiltration | When IV insertion site is red and swollen; 1. Stop IV 2. Remove needle 3. Elevate extremity for venous drainage 4. Apply warm compress |
| Central venous access lines | Includes a variety of specialy catheters such as Swan Ganz catheters, Central venous pressure (CVP), Hickman, Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC), Port-A-Cath |
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