PCA Terminology

1. abrupt onset
6. measurement of temperature using the armpit
7. risk to human health or the environment arising from a biological substance (virus, toxin)
8. total of anything produced by any functional system of the body-(urine, vomit, drainage)
9. serious disturbance in mental abilities that results in confused thinking and reduced awareness of the environment
10. clinical measurements including pulse rate, temperature, respiration rate and blood pressure
12. medical emergency (cardiac or respiratory arrest)
14. situated on the back side of the body
16. act of inhaling and exhaling air in order to exchange oxygen for carbon dioxide
17. odorless gas that a body needs to work properly (breathe, make energy)
18. flexible tube inserted through a narrow opening into a body cavity (example-bladder) to remove fluid

2. additional precautions taken to prevent transmission of infectious agents, such as bacteria or viruses
3. on the side, away from the middle of the body
4. long developing illness/condition
5. measure of food and fluids that enter a body
6. situated on the front of the body
11. lack of voluntary control of bladder or bowel
13. pressure of the blood within the arteries measured in two numbers before and after the heart contracts
15. Urinate