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Arrhythmia - Answer Abnormality of heart rate or rhythm, or both
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - Answer Emergency techniques used on a patient whose
heart has stopped or who is not breathing, or both.
Clostridium difficile - Answer A bacterial infection that can live 70 to 90 days outside the body.
The best defense is to wash your hands with soap and water.
Colostomy - Answer Surgical procedure to form an artificial opening from the colon through
the abdominal wall permitting the passage of intestinal contents.
Cyanosis - Answer Bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes caused by
insufficient oxygen in the blood.
Diastolic pressure - Answer The minimum arterial pressure during relaxation of the ventricles
of the heart when the ventricles fill with blood.
Dyspnea - Answer Difficult or labored breathing.
Handwashing techniques - Answer Hand sanitation to reduce the spread of disease.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - Answer Federal law enacted by
the Department of Health and Human Services marking the first comprehensive federal
protection for the privacy of health information.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) - Answer A group of more than 150 related viruses that can lead
to cervical, anal, vaginal, penile, and oropharynx cancers. HPV is transmitted through intimate
skin-to-skin contact.
ileostomy - Answer An artificial opening into the ileum.
infection control - Answer (Standard Precautions Suggested program to provide safety to both
patient and caregiver from blood or airborne infections. The Centers for Disease Control and
other federal agencies have compiled these recommendations.)