Question | Answer |
Aventitious sounds | Abnormal breath sounds |
Afebrile | Without fever; the body temperature is normal |
Alveolus | A thin-walled ait sac of the lungs in which the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place |
Antecubital space | The space locatedat the front of the elbow |
Antipyretic | An agent that reduces fever |
Aorta | The maor trunk of the arterial system of the body.the aorta arises from the upper surface of the left ventricle |
Apnea | The temporar cessation of breathing |
Axilla | The armpit |
Bounding pulse | A pulse with an increased volume that feels very strong and full. |
Bradycardia | An abnormally slow heart rate (less than 60 beats per minute) |
Bradypnea | An abnormal decrease in the respiratory rate of less than 10 repirtations per minute. |
Celsius scale | A temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 0 degrees and the boiling point of water is 100 degrees; also called the centigrade scale. |
Conduction | The transfer of energy, such as heat, from one object to another by direct contact. |
Convetion | The transfer of energy, such as heat, through air currtents. |
Crisis | A sudden falling of an elevated body temperature to normal |
Cyanosis | A blusish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes. |
Diastole | The phase in the cardiac cycle in which the heart relaxes between contractions. |
Diastolic pressure | The point of lesser pressure on the arterial wall, which is recorded during diastole. |
Dyspnea | Shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing. |
Dysrhythmia | An irregular rhythm; also termed arrhythmia. |
Eupnea | Normal resperation. The rate is 16 to 20 repirations per minute, the rhythm is even and regular, and the depth is normal. |
Exhalation | The act of brathing out. |
Fahrenheit scale | A temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 32 degrees and the boiling point of water is 212 degrees. |
febrile | Pertaining to fever. |
Fever | A body tempurature that is above normal; synonym for pyrexia. |
Frenulum linguage | The midline fold that connects the undersurface of the tounge with the floor of the mouth. |
Hyperpnea | An abnormal increase in the rate and depth of resperation. |
Hyperpyrexia | An extremely high fever. |
Hypertension | High blood pressure. |
Hyperventilation | An abnormally fast and deep type of breathing, usually associated with acute anxiety conditions. |
Hypopnea | An abnormal decrease in the rate and depth of respiration. |
Hypotension | low blood pressure. |
Hypothermia | A body temperature that is below normal. |
Hypoxemia | A decreasein the oxygen saturation of the blood.Hypoxemia may lead to hypoxia. |
Hypoxia | A reduction in the oxygen supply to the tissues of the body. |
Inhalation | The act of breathing in. |
Intercostal | Between the ribs. |
Korotkoff sounds | Sounds heard during the measurement of blood pressure that are used to determine the systolic and disease and continues through the course of the illness. |
Malaise | A vauge sence of the body discomfort, weakness, and fatigue that often marks the onset of a disease and continues through the course of illness. |
Manometer | An instrument used for measuring pressure. |
Meniscus | The curved surface on a column of a liquid in a tube. |
Orthopnea | The condition in which breathing is easier when an individual is in a sitting or standing position. |
Pulse oximeter | A computerized device consisting of a probe and montior used to measure the oxygen saturation of arterail blood. |
Pulse oxmetry | The use of a pulse oximeter to measure the oxygen saturation of arterial blood. |
Pulse pressure | The difference between the systolic and diastolic pressures. |
Puluse rhythm | Ther time interval between heartbeats. |
Pulse volume | The strength of the heartbeat. |
Radiation | The transfer of energy , such as heat, in form of waves. |
SaO2 (saturation of arterial oxygen) | Abbreviation for the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen in arterial blood. |
Sphygmomanometer | An instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure. |
SpO2 (saturation of peripherial oxygen) | Abbrevation for the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen in arterial blood as measured by piulse oximeter. |
Stethoscope | A insturment used for amplifying and hearing sounds produced by the body. |
Systole | The phase in the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles contract, sending blood out of the heart and into the aorta and pulmonaryaorta. |
Systolic pressure | Thre point of maximum pressure on the arterial walls, which ois recorded during systole. |
Tachycardia | An abnormally fast heart rate (more than 100 beats per minute) |
Tachypnea | An abnormal increase in the respiratory rate of more than 20 repirations per minute. |
Thready pulse | A pulse with a decreased volume that feelsweak and thin. |