PCA Terminology

2. additional precautions taken to prevent transmission of infectious agents, such as bacteria or viruses
4. of anything produced by any functional system of the body-(urine, vomit, drainage)
6. signs-clinical measurements including pulse rate, temperature, respiration rate and blood pressure
9. flexible tube inserted through a narrow opening into a body cavity (example-bladder) to remove fluid
10. of food and fluids that enter a body
12. Condition-long developing illness/condition
15. gas that a body needs to work properly (breathe, make energy)
16. of inhaling and exhaling air in order to exchange oxygen for carbon dioxide

1. Temperature-measurement of temperature using the armpit
2. of voluntary control of bladder or bowel
3. on the back side of the body
5. on the front of the body
7. Blue-medical emergency (cardiac or respiratory arrest)
8. to human health or the environment arising from a biological substance (virus, toxin)
11. the side, away from the middle of the body
13. pressure-pressure of the blood within the arteries measured in two numbers before and after the heart contracts
14. serious disturbance in mental abilities that results in confused thinking and reduced awareness of the environment
17. Condition-abrupt onset