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pain and anxiety are controlled
advantages of conscious
sedation recovery is rapid


does not experience anxiety
advantages of general
anesthesia muscles are relaxed




patient is awake and cooperative
advantages of local anesthesia easy to administer


advantages of regional low cost
simple to administer
anesthesia

dehydration
causes of hypovolemia illness

trauma
diabetes
causes of neuropathic pain cancer
amputation

, laughing
causes of stress incontinence sneezing

cough
crackles
increased bp and pulse
complications of hypervolemia weight gain
edema



complications of hypovolemia hypovolemic shock (rapid, weak pulse and orthostatic BP)

abscesses spread and lead to necrosis and/or obstruction
complications of ulcerative colitis

pain that lasts longer than 6 months
define chronic pain can be mild to severe


the process whereby heat is transferred from a warm to a cool
define conduction surface by direct contact

when the temp remain above normal throughout the day and
define constant fever does not fluctuate more than 1 degree in 24 hours


define convection the transfer of heat through currents of air or water

define evaporation occurs when water is converted to vapor and lost from the skin

when the temp alternates regularly between periods of fever and
define intermittent fever periods of normal temp without interventions

the loss of heat through electromagnetic waves emitting from
define radiation surfaces that are warmer than surrounding air

, short periods of fever alternating with periods of normal
define relapsing fever temperatures each lasting 1-2 days

fluctuations in temperature greate than 3.6 degrees F during a 24
define remittent fever hours period

the control of body temperature by using the skin for evaporation
define thermoregulation

when a person takes a drug despite whether they have a
describe drug abuse therapeutic effect from it

when a higher dose of a drug is required to achieve a desired
describe tolerance effect

predisposes the patient to pneumonia
disadvantages of general
anesthesia risk for death, heart attack, and malignant hyperthermia


disadvantages of local may cause anxiety
anesthesia skin irritation

may cause spinal fluid loss

stiff neck
disadvantages of regional
anesthesia hypotension

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