Patient Assessment

2. Abnormally slow breathing
9. Clear, thick sputum commonly seen in patients with asthma
10. Natural substance of the human body
17. a greater than normal concentration of sodium in the blood caused by excessive loss of water and electrolytes
20. a disorder of neuromuscular conduction that leads to muscle weakness of the skeletal muscles
22. 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
23. a reduction of air flow of 30% to 50%, with a concomitant drop in the patient's SaO2
24. a destructive process of the lung parenchyma leading to permanent enlargement of the distal air spaces

1. a soft, muffled sound
3. Persistent and intractable asthma
4. used frequently to treat VA occurring during cardiac surgery or after an acute myocardial infarction
5. Necrosis of tissue after cessation of blood supply
6. the process of drawing blood by venipuncture
7. Abnormal rapidity of heart action, usually defined as a heart rate >100 bpm
8. greater than normal amounts of potassium in the blood
11. A rapid breathing rate
12. excessive tracheobronchial secretions that obstruct airflow, and the bronchial mucous glands are enlarged
13. Air hunger resulting in labored or difficult breathing, sometimes accompanied by pain
14. an inadequate amount of potassium, the major intracellular cation, is found in the circulating bloodstream
15. A genus of diplococcal bacteria that appear as small, plump rods with rounded ends
16. Infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacillus
18. without fever
19. Coumadin
21. The removal of amniotic fluid