TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Pneumothorax Air accumulation in the pleural cavity that casues the lung to collapse. Also known as a dropped or deflated lung. PRONUNCIATION: pneu-mo-THOR-ax.... P 3 June 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Poikilothermia The inability to regulate core body temperature. Occurs in spinal cord-injured patients below the neurological level injury. PRONUNCIATION: POI-ki-lo-THER-mi-a.... P 3 June 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Point of impact/point of contact The body site to which energy was initially applied... P 3 June 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Point tenderness Point tenderness is a clinical finding that refers to a patient's ability to clearly identify (point to) a specific pain location. In contrast, diffuse pain is generalized to a broader body region. Wh... P 3 June 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Polytrauma A term often used synonymously with multitrauma. Both terms refer to major trauma patients with multiple or multisystem injuries. Several definitions have been proposed. The Berlin definition was deve... P 3 June 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) A setting on a mechanical ventilator that keeps airway pressure above atmospheric pressure at end exhalation... P 3 June 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Positive pressure ventilation Delivery of air via positive pressure into the lungs... P 3 June 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Post anesthesia care unit An area of a hospital dedicated to the monitoring short-term care of patients who have just left the operating room, a.k.a. recovery room... P 3 June 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Post resuscitation phase The care provided to trauma patients after the initial emergent resuscitation... P 3 June 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Post splenectomy prophylaxis Treatments aimed at preventing disease after the spleen is surgically removed... P 3 June 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Post-concussion syndrome When concussion symptoms last beyond the expected recovery period. Also known as post-concussive, post concussion, postconcussion, or postconcussional syndrome.... P 3 June 2026
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Post-ictal The period of time immediately following a generalized seizure in which the patient continues to experience some degree of altered consciousness. PRONUNCIATION: post-IC-tal.... P 3 June 2026
