What's the difference between paco and pacu?

Paco


Definition:

  • (n.) Alt. of Pacos

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It is unacceptable in this city for us to play like that in a game of such importance to the people, against your local rivals that are at the bottom of the league, who fought for every single ball and we weren’t good enough.” Valencia’s captain, Paco Alcacer, also gave a scathing assessment of the team’s insipid performance.
  • (2) Failure to maintain compensatory hyperventilation during anaesthesia in patients with metabolic acidosis results in an increase in PaCO(2), fall in blood pH, and a possible rise in plasma potassium.
  • (3) Failure of passive transfer (FPT) of immunoglobulin from colostrum was demonstrated as a major determinant of mortality in newborn alpacas (Lama pacos; crias).
  • (4) Steady state estimates of the pulmonary diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) require measurement of the uptake and the average alveolar partial pressure of carbon monoxide (PACO).
  • (5) Chelsea overcome nerves to top group and move into last 16 at Porto’s expense Read more Although Paco Alcácer drew a save from Anthony Lopes, Lyon were the better side, allowed to travel a long way when they came forward, and it was not a huge surprise when Cornet scored.
  • (6) tan additional source of error in choosing PACO arises in the sampling time chosen by the experimental method.
  • (7) During thiopental anesthesia, marked respiratory depression occurred (PaCO-2:57.0 plus or minus 10.0 MM Hg, PaO-2:70.4 plus or minus 11.2 MM Hg).
  • (8) It has become common practice to subtract 6 mm Hg from the Pvco(2) to obtain the Paco(2) but there are many circumstances in which this leads to an overestimate of the Paco(2).
  • (9) At hypocapnia (PaCO(2) 20-21 mmHg) the gradients of fall in the CBF were similar before and after ipsilateral carotid ligation; after bilateral carotid ligation there was minimal change in the CBF in response to the fall in the PaCO(2).
  • (10) These studies also showed that the Pvco(2) - Paco(2) difference may be much wider, particularly in the presence of arterial unsaturation and a low cardiac output.The factors governing the venoarterial Pco(2) difference are reviewed and their magnitude is calculated to emphasize the complementary roles of measurements of Pvco(2) and Paco(2) in the assessment of patients with cardiorespiratory disease.
  • (11) Alan Pardew's squad will head for Motherwell on Tuesday, 16 July before jetting off to Portugal for a training camp which will include fixtures against Primeira Liga duo Rio Ave and Pacos de Ferreira on 20 and 23 July respectively.
  • (12) One minute and 11 seconds passed between Bale’s superb looping effort hitting the net and Paco Alcácer reaching Rodrigo’s nod down to head past Keylor Navas and make it 2-2.
  • (13) An invasive form of aspergillosis in an alpaca (Lama pacos) is described, with dissemination causing small abscesses and multifocal areas of necrosis in the lung, heart, spleen and kidneys.
  • (14) Minute ventilation and PAco were within a normal range before medication in both groups, but the slope of the CO2 response curve was decreased, indicating mild-to-moderate respiratory depression.
  • (15) Twenty-two patients with chronic productive bronchitis or bronchiectasis were treated by direct instillations of normal saline and N-acetylcysteine into the trachea through a percutaneous catheter following a period of conventional routine therapy.The instillation, using either normal saline or varying concentrations of N-acetylcysteine did not produce significant change in alveolar gas exchange as reflected by measurement of arterial PaCO(2) and the alveolar arterial gradient for oxygen during and after the introduction of the medication into the bronchial tree.
  • (16) It is concluded that with Paco-2 constant at 40 torr morphine-nitrous oxide anesthesia does not significantly affect cerebral autoregulation in normal man.
  • (17) Ukraine went close to an equaliser when Andriy Yarmolenko struck a shot against the frame of the goal in the 51st minute before Paco Alcácer was denied by another fine Pyatov save.
  • (18) But it's hard to believe you are taking part in a countercultural happening when it is sponsored by Paco Rabanne and broadcast live on the BBC.
  • (19) Then, a moment after that, Paco Alcácer’s shot was deflected wide.
  • (20) The effect of nitrazepam on ventilatory capacity and arterial blood gas tensions was studied in a double-blind controlled crossover trial in six patients with chronic obstructive bronchitis in ventilatory failure (raised Paco(2)).

Pacu


Definition:

  • (n.) A South American freah-water fish (Myleies pacu), of the family Characinidae. It is highly esteemed as food.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) My advice to all PACU nurses is to begin recording observations and keep an inventory.
  • (2) We then measured the patient's sublingual temperature every 5 minutes prior to induction, every 15 minutes intraoperatively, and every 15 minutes postoperatively until he or she was discharged from the postanesthesia care unit, (PACU).
  • (3) PACU nurses are still the first line of support for the injured athlete.
  • (4) Patients who listened to music perceived their PACU experience as significantly more pleasant than the patients in the other two groups as recalled both 1 day and 1 month later.
  • (5) Between transport and PACU entry, the four groups had mean temperature decreases ranging from 1.6 degrees to 2.3 degrees F (0.9 degree to 1.3 degrees C).
  • (6) Of the nonsmokers, 38% were found to have PACU stays of less than 1 hour, compared with 23% of the smokers.
  • (7) One patient in the sufentanil 1.0 micrograms.kg-1 group whose surgical time was less than 45 min exhibited respiratory depression in the PACU requiring narcotic reversal.
  • (8) No additional pain medication was required by patients in the PACU in either group.
  • (9) Limited published research is available regarding the needs of family members of PACU patients.
  • (10) In both groups, 52% of the patients were hypothermic (less than 35 degrees C[less than 95 degrees F]) on PACU admission.
  • (11) Continuous pulse oximetry was performed on 173 adults after general anaesthesia for elective inpatient surgery, throughout their post-anaesthesia care unit (PACU) stay.
  • (12) Findings indicate that temperature on PACU admission is not a variable of difference between groups of patients who develop or who do not develop PS.
  • (13) Desflurane may benefit elderly patients by providing a more rapid recovery from anesthesia, leading to a shorter PACU stay.
  • (14) Data showed a PACU complication rate of 23.7%, with an overall intraoperative complication rate of 5.1%.
  • (15) Sufentanil at all three doses prevented increases in SAP and HR with intubation and incision, provided superior pain relief in the PACU and did not prolong wake-up time.
  • (16) However, upon testing in the PACU 15 min later, 45% (13 of 29) of Group P patients and 8% (2 of 25) of Group V patients had a TOF ration less than 0.70.
  • (17) Part II of this article, which will be published in a subsequent issue of this journal, will present research problems that are of interest and the ways in which PACU nurses can use the qualitative research designs discussed in part I of the article.
  • (18) The installed system, based on four levels of care, provided the following results: more accurate cost of PACU care data reflecting both length and intensity of care; more accurate PACU workload units provided to hospital-wide productivity reporting system; patients charged based on both level and intensity of nursing care in the PACU; nurses feeling that their care efforts are recognized and appreciated; and estimation of overall workload for the next day along with when workload should peak.
  • (19) Exploitation can also occur when the PACU becomes a resevoir for critical care patients, ie, from the emergency room, due to overcrowded conditions in the ICUs and CCUs.
  • (20) The purpose of this article is to present an overview of qualitative research methods that can be used by PACU nurses.

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