patient care special hospital units with complete solutions

patient care special hospital units with
complete solutions


et tube aka

endotracheal tube



et tube def

inserted through mouth into trachea



ng tube aka

nasogastric



ng tube def

nostril into stomach



ne tube aka

nasoenteric



ne tube def

through nostril into small intestine



atelectasis

collapsed lung



pneumothorax

, air in the pleural cavity



pleural effusion

fluid in the pleural space



sucking chest wound

an open chest wound in which air is "sucked" into the chest cavity



hemothorax

blood in the pleural cavity



pacemaker

A device that delivers electrical impulses to the heart to regulate the heartbeat



tracheostomy

the surgical creation of an opening into the trachea



tension pneumothorax

a type of pneumothorax in which air that enters the chest cavity is prevented from
escaping



Pneumoperitoneum

the presence of free air or gas in the peritoneal cavity



traction

pull exerted on the arm or leg muscles to return a bone to its original position when it
has become dislocated or fractured