ENP-C - independent subject foundations flashcards
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- Plateau pressure
- The pressure assessed during an appropriate no-flow inspiratory pause under suitable patient conditions, distinct from peak pressure during gas flow.
- Driving pressure
- A respiratory pressure difference interpreted using the actual plateau and PEEP measurement conditions, not an independently universal outcome guarantee.
- Auto-PEEP
- Residual positive pressure from incomplete expiration in the relevant respiratory context, affected by airflow, timing and patient-ventilator interaction.
- Atelectrauma
- A lung-injury mechanism related to repetitive opening and collapse of vulnerable units during ventilation, distinct from simple large-volume overdistension.
- Predicted body weight
- A size-related estimate used in relevant ventilation frameworks rather than substituting measured body mass indiscriminately for tidal-volume calculations.
- Rapid shallow breathing index
- Respiratory frequency divided by tidal volume in litres, giving information within a broader liberation assessment rather than guaranteeing extubation success.
- Fluid responsiveness
- An increase in relevant flow following an appropriate preload challenge, distinct from proof that giving additional fluid is necessary or safe.
- Fluid tolerance
- The ability to receive fluid without unacceptable congestion or other harm, assessed separately from whether cardiac output might increase.
- Underdamping
- A measurement-system response that can exaggerate arterial-waveform oscillation and systolic pressure, requiring investigation of the actual recording system.
- Context-sensitive half-time
- A drug-concentration decline measure considered after stopping an infusion of specified duration, which is not identical to one universal elimination half-life.
- MAC
- A population-based minimum alveolar concentration concept for a defined anesthetic endpoint, influenced by patient and drug factors rather than a complete individual anesthesia prescription.
- Hofmann elimination
- A spontaneous chemical degradation pathway relevant to particular neuromuscular blockers, affected by physiological conditions rather than depending only on organ clearance.
- Neuromuscular blockade
- Impaired transmission producing reduced skeletal-muscle response, which does not independently demonstrate analgesia, amnesia or unconsciousness.
- Hyperalgesia
- Increased pain sensitivity that requires differentiation from tolerance, withdrawal, disease progression and other contributors in the actual clinical context.
- CPP
- Cerebral perfusion pressure, commonly calculated from mean arterial and intracranial pressures in the relevant monitoring setting and interpreted with injury context.
- CAM-ICU
- A structured delirium assessment using specified clinical features, which supports evaluation but does not independently establish the underlying cause.
- Citrate effect
- Binding of ionized calcium by citrate in relevant transfusion or treatment contexts, requiring actual biochemical and clinical monitoring.
- ScvO2
- Central venous oxygen saturation interpreted with delivery, extraction, circulation and measurement context, not a stand-alone proof of adequate tissue metabolism.
- Source control
- An assessed intervention addressing the anatomical or material origin of infection where relevant, distinct from antimicrobial selection alone.
- De-escalation
- Adjustment of antimicrobial treatment using clinical and microbiological evidence, source control and response rather than an isolated automatic biomarker rule.