Question

iNG T HE LANGUAGE KEY TERMSy Ulsing your textbook or a standard medical dictionary, look and write the definitions of each term. auscultation blood pressure capnometry electrocardiography epidural intrathecal local anesthesia monitored anesthesia care (MAC) pulse oximetry regional anesthesia

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* Auscultation.

          It is an assessment technique in which examine the internal organs

          of the body with the help of a stethoscope.

* Blood pressure.

         It is the pressure exerted on the walls of the artery when blood flows

         through the artery.

* Capnometry.

         It is a diagnostic equipment used to detect level of carbon dioxide in the

         exhaled air.

* Electrocardiography

        It is a method of recording electrical activity of heart with the help of a electro

        cardiograph.

* Epidural.

       Area outside the duramater layer of brain and spinal cord is known as epidural.

* Exsanguination.

      Severe loss of blood from the body may caused by trauma or injuries is known as

      exsanguination.

* Intrathecal.

     It is an area between the arachnoid mater and piamater of brain and spinal cord

     or subarachnoid space.

* Local anesthesia.

    Process of administration of anesthetic drugs into the local specific parts of the body

    is known as local anesthesia.

* Monitored anesthesia care.

    It is a type anesthesia service in which health care provider monitor patient response

    to anesthesia and give sedatives and anesthetics if required.

* Pulse oximetry.

   It is a method of assessing oxygen level in the body with the help of a pulse oxymeter.

* Regional anesthesia.

Process of administration of anesthetic drugs into the specific regions of the body is

known as regional anesthesia.