Patient Assessment

4. Persistent and intractable asthma
7. A genus of diplococcal bacteria that appear as small, plump rods with rounded ends
8. a reduction of air flow of 30% to 50%, with a concomitant drop in the patient's SaO2
9. excessive tracheobronchial secretions that obstruct airflow, and the bronchial mucous glands are enlarged
11. a destructive process of the lung parenchyma leading to permanent enlargement of the distal air spaces
13. Abnormal rapidity of heart action, usually defined as a heart rate >100 bpm
16. Coumadin
17. a disorder of neuromuscular conduction that leads to muscle weakness of the skeletal muscles
20. The removal of amniotic fluid
22. Natural substance of the human body
23. an inadequate amount of potassium, the major intracellular cation, is found in the circulating bloodstream
24. without fever

1. Necrosis of tissue after cessation of blood supply
2. used frequently to treat VA occurring during cardiac surgery or after an acute myocardial infarction
3. Air hunger resulting in labored or difficult breathing, sometimes accompanied by pain
5. Infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacillus
6. Abnormally slow breathing
10. the process of drawing blood by venipuncture
12. a greater than normal concentration of sodium in the blood caused by excessive loss of water and electrolytes
14. greater than normal amounts of potassium in the blood
15. Clear, thick sputum commonly seen in patients with asthma
18. A rapid breathing rate
19. a soft, muffled sound
21. an autoimmune disease that causes an acute peripheral nervous system disorder called polyneuropathy that results in a flaccid paralysis of the skeletal muscles and loss of muscle reflexes