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comfort care
zidovudine
progesterone
Word of the day · proh-JES-tuh-rohn · noun
A female sex hormone that prepares the lining of the uterus for pregnancy and helps keep a pregnancy going, also given as a drug.
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nasal cannula · antifungal
-itis57 wordsinflammationulcerative colitis · pancreatitis
-ic48 wordsrelating tochronic · hemostatic
-ia41 wordsconditionhypoxia · paresthesia
-osis38 wordsconditioncyanosis · necrosis
-ectomy38 wordssurgical removalcholecystectomy · abdominal hysterectomy
hyper-32 wordsabovehyperactive bowel sound · hyperchloremia
cardi/o28 wordsheartechocardiogram · tachycardia
hypo-27 wordsbelowhypoxia · orthostatic hypotension
-emia27 wordsin the bloodhyperchloremia · hyperglycemia
anti-25 wordsagainstantifungal · nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
a-25 wordswithoutasepsis · afebrile
A client’s heart rate is 128 beats per minute an hour after surgery. Which finding is the most likely cause of the tachycardia?
tak-ih-KAR-dee-uhA heart rate faster than normal; in an adult, more than 100 beats per minute.
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