Across
- 2. consent The patient’s actions indicate that they are giving consent for the procedure.
- 4. Narrowed or constricted.
- 7. pressure Period of time when the heart muscle is relaxing, recorded as the bottom number of blood pressure; the last Korotkoff sound heard when performing an auscultated blood pressure.
- 8. waves Standard waveforms found on the EKG tracing, each corresponding to a specific event within one full electrical cycle of the heart.
- 11. infection Infection acquired via health care workers or within the health care setting.
- 13. Skin, lips, toes, or fingers turning blue or discolored.
- 14. Sensor placed on the skin that interfaces between the heart and an EKG machine.
- 16. asepsis Practice designed to reduce the number and transfer of pathogens, as well as break the chain of infection.
- 17. protective equipment (PPE) Protective clothing and equipment (gloves, mask, gown, goggles) designed to protect a worker from exposure to chemicals or infectious material.
- 19. health information (PHI) Any information about the health status, use of health care services, and payment for health services that is personally identifiable and can be linked to an individual.
- 20. An electrically neutral area on the EKG, also referred to as the isoelectric line or TP segment; establishing a pattern for comparison across time.
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- 1. Listening to body sounds (heart, lung, digestive tract) using a stethoscope.
- 3. Written record or tracing produced by the electrocardiograph machine.
- 5. Excessive sweating.
- 6. Using hands to examine the body.
- 9. Equipment for measuring blood pressure that typically appears as a dial with numbers, a bulb, and a blood pressure cuff.
- 10. precautions The basic level of infection-control practices health care workers must perform before, during, and after every encounter with patients to prevent the spread of infection.
- 12. monitor Portable battery-operated device that continuously monitors heart activity 24hours or longer; also known as ambulatory monitor.
- 15. recorder Form of outpatient cardiac testing that involves the patient trigging the machine to record when experiencing cardiac symptoms.
- 18. Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 Legislation that provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information.