Question | Answer |
Adventitious sounds | abnormal breath sounds |
Aferbrile | without fever; the body temperature is normal |
Antecubital space | the space located at the front of the elbow |
Antipyretic | an agent that reduces fever |
Aorta | the major trunk of the arterial system of the body. The aorta arises from the upper surface of the left ventricle. |
Apnea | the temporarry cessation of breathing |
Axilla | the armpit |
Adventitious sounds | abnormal breath sounds |
Aferbrile | without fever; the body temperature is normal |
Antecubital space | the space located at the front of the elbow |
Bradypnea | an abnormal decrease in the respiratory rate of less than 10 respirations per minute |
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Aorta | the major trunk of the arterial system of the body. The aorta arises from the upper surface of the left ventricle. |
Apnea | |
Conduction | the transfer of energy, such as heat, from one object to another by direct contact |
Axilla | the armpit |
Convection | the transfer of energy, such as heat, through air currents |
| a pulse with an increased volume that feels very strong and full |
Bradycardia | an abnormally slow heart rate (less than 60 BPM) |
Bradypnea | an abnormal decrease in the respiratory rate of less than 10 respirations per minute |
Celsius scale | a temperature scale on which feezing point of water is 0 derees and the boiling point of water is 100 degrees; also called the centigrate scale |
Conduction | the transfer of energy, such as heat, from one object to another by direct contact |
Convection | the transfer of energy, such as heat, through air currents |
Crisis | a sudden falling of an elevated body temerature to normal |
Cyanosis | bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes |
Diastole | the phase in cardiac cycle in which the heart relaxes between contractions |
Diastolic pressure | the points of lesser pressure on the arterial wall,which is recorded during diastole |
Dyspnea | shortness of breath or difficulty breathing |
Dysrhythmia | an irregular rhythem;also termed arrhythmia |
Eupnea | normal respiration. the rate is 16 to 20 respirations per minute, the rhythem is even and regular,and the depth is normal |
Exhalation | the act of breathing out |
Fahrenheit | 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 temperature that is above normal;synonym for pyrexia |
Frenulum linguae | the middle fold that connects the undersurface of the tongue with the floor of the mouth |
Hyperpnea | an abnormal increase in the rate and depth of respiration |
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 decrease in the oxygen saturation of the blood. Hypoxemia may lead to hypoxia |
Hypoxia | a reduction in the oxygen supply to the tissuea of the body |
Inhalation | the act of breathing in |
Intercostal | between the ribs |
Korotokoff sounds | sounds heard during the measurment of blood pressure that are used to determine the systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings |
Malaise | a vague sense of body discomfort,weakness,and fatigue that often marks the onset of a disease and continues through the course of the illness |
Manometer | an instument for measureing pressure |
Meniscus | the curved surface on a column of 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 monitor used to measure the oxygen saturation of arterial blood |
Pulse oximetry | the use of a pulse oximeter to measure the oxygen saturation of arterial blood |
Pulse pressure | the difference between the systolic and diastolic pressures |
Pulse rhythm | the time interval between heartbeats |
Pulse volume | the strength of the heartbeat |
Radiaion | the transfer of energy,such as heat, in the form of waves |
SaO2(saturation of arterial oxygen) | abbreviation for the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen in arterial blood |
SpO2(saturation of peripheral oxygen | abbreviation for the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen in arterial blood as measured by a pulse oximeter |
Sphygmomanometer | an instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure |
Stethoscope | in instrument 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 pulminary aorta |
Systolic pressure | the point of maximum pressure on the arterial walls,which is recordedduring systole |
Tachycardia | an abnormally fast heart rate(more than 100 beats per minute) |
Tachypnea | an abnormal increase inthe respiratory rate of more than 20 respirations per minute |
Thready pulse | a pulse with a decreased volume that feels weak and thin |