hemodynamic regulation

regulation

 [reg″u-la´shun]

1. the act of adjusting or state of being adjusted to a certain standard.

2. in biology, the adaptation of form or behavior of an organism to changed conditions.

3. the power to form a whole embryo from stages before the gastrula.

4. the biochemical mechanisms that control the expression of genes.

hemodynamic regulation in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as optimization of heart rate, preload, afterload and contractility. See also hemodynamic monitoring.

temperature regulation in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as attaining and/or maintaining body temperature within a normal range.

temperature regulation: intraoperative in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as attaining and/or maintaining desired intraoperative body temperature.

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