The passage by which air reaches a person's lungs.
Example: The patient's airway is compromised.
fr: Voies respiratoires
allergy
A damaging immune response by the body to a substance, especially pollen, fur, a particular food, or dust, to which it has become hypersensitive.
fr: Réaction allergique
angina
Angina is chest pain or discomfort caused when your heart muscle doesn't get enough oxygen-rich blood. It may feel like pressure or squeezing in your chest. The discomfort also can occur in your shoulders, arms, neck, jaw, or back.
fr: Angine de poitrine
arrhythmia
An arrhythmia is a problem with the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat. It means that your heart beats too quickly, too slowly, or with an irregular pattern.
Example: The patient electrocardiogram shows multiple arrhythmias.
fr: Arythmie
asystole
When there is no more electricity left in the heart. Also known as flat line.
fr: Asystole
bradycardic
When the heart rhythm is abnormally slow.
fr: Bradicardie
bronchitis
Accumulation of mucus in the lunghs making it hard to breath.
fr: Bronchite
cardiac monitoring
Monitoring of the cardiac rhythm.
fr: Monitorage cardiaque
cervical collar
A medical tool used to support the neck and protect cervical damage after a traumatic incident.
fr: Collet cervical
combitube
A tube used to protect the airways of an unconscious patient.
fr: Combitube
convulsions
A sudden, violent, irregular movement of a limb or of the body, caused by involuntary contraction of muscles and associated especially with brain disorders such as epilepsy, the presence of certain toxins or other agents in the blood, or fever in children.
fr: Convulsion
cyanosis
A bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from poor circulation or inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
fr: Cyanose
defibrillation
The stopping of fibrillation of the heart by administering a controlled electric shock in order to allow restoration of the normal rhythm.
fr: Défibrillation
diaphoresis
Sweating, especially to an unusual degree as a symptom of disease or a side effect of a drug.
fr: Diaphorèse
empathy
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
fr: Empatie
glucometer
A glucose meter is a medical device for determining the approximate concentration of glucose in the blood.
fr: Glucomètre
hypoxia
Deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues.
fr: Hypoxie
penlight
A small flashlight shaped like a fountain pen used to examine the pupils of a patient.
pneumothorax
The presence of air or gas in the cavity between the lungs and the chest wall, causing collapse of the lung.
