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suction

Health care; Hospitals

Removal of mucous and fluid from the nose, mouth or endotracheal tube.

Capillaries are the smallest of blood vessels. They distribute oxygenated blood from arteries to the tissues of the body and gather deoxygenated blood from the tissues back into the veins. When pink ...

respiration

Health care; Hospitals

Respiration is the act of inhaling and exhaling air in order to exchange oxygen for carbon dioxide.

cardiac arrest

Health care; Hospitals

When the heart stops beating.

peritoneal dialysis

Health care; Hospitals

see Dialysis.

cardiac contusion

Health care; Hospitals

A bruise of the heart that can occur if a child is hit in the chest or suffers a chest injury.

shock

Health care; Hospitals

Shock is a critical condition brought on by a sudden drop in blood flow, oxygen, or glucose through the body. There is failure of the circulatory system to maintain adequate blood flow and ...