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Pressure Support Ventilation (PSV)
A method of augmented spontaneous ventilation that is flow, pressure or time cycled pressure…
Pressure ulcers
Lesions caused by unrelieved pressure that results in damage to underlying tissue (e.g., decubitus…
Piggyback systems
Secondary intermittent infusions delivered through a port on primary infusion set.
Pinch off syndrome
This relates to kinking and/or fragmentation of a central venous catheter by chronic compression…
Plasma
The yellowish-straw-colored fluid, portion of the circulatory system in which the blood cells circulate.…
Plasma cell
B cell (B lymphocyte) may differentiate into an antibody producing factory that produces specific…
Plate count
The most frequently used method of measuring a bacterial population on a nutritious (blood…
Pleural cavity
Lines the thoracic cavity and covers the lungs. It contains pleural fluid, the serous…
Pleural fluid
A monolayer of viscous, lubricating fluid that occupies the pleural space to reduce friction…