Question | Answer |
abmornal breath sounds. | adventitious sounds |
without fever; the doby temperature is normal | afebrile |
a thin-walled air sac of the lungs in which the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place | alveolus |
the space located at teh front of the elbow | antecubital spcae |
the major trunk of hta arterial system of the body. the aorta arises from the upper surface of the lest ventricle | aorta |
the temporary cessation of breathing | apena |
the armpit | axilla |
a pulse with an increased volume that feels very strong and full | bounding pulse |
an abnormally slow heart rate. (less than 60 beats per minute) | bradycardia |
and abmornal decrease in teh respiratory rate of less then 10 respirations per minute | bradypnea |
a temperature scale on which the freezing porin of water is 0 degrees and the boiling point of water is 100; degrees also called the centigrade scale | celsius scale |
the transfer of energy, such as heart, from one object to another by direct contact. | conduction |
the transfer of energy, such as heat, through air currents | convection |
a sudden falling of an elevated body temperature to normal | crisis |
a bluish discoloration of the skin and nucous membranes | cyanosis |
the phase in the cardiac cycle in which the heart relaxes between contractions | diastole |
the point of lesser pressure on the arterial wall, which is recorded during deastole. | diastolic pressure |
shortness of breat or difficulty in breathing | dyspnea |
an irregular rhythm; aslo termed arrhythmia. | dysrhythmia |
normal respiration. the rate is 16 to 20 respiratios per minute, the rhythm is even and regular, and the depht is normal. | eupnea |
the act of breathing out | exhalation |
a temperature scale on which the freezinf porin of water is 32 degrees and the boiling point of water is 212 degrees. | fahrenheit scale |
pertaining to fever | febrile |
a body temperature taht is above normal; synonym for pyrexia | fever |
the midline fold that connects the undersufrace of the tongue with the floor of the mouth | frenulum linguae |
an abmornal increase in the reate and depht of respiration | hyperpnea |
an extremely high fever | hyperpyrexia |
high blood pressure | hypertension |
an abnormally fast and deep type of breathing, usually associated with acute anxiety conditions. | hyperventilation |
an abnormal decrease in the reate and depth of respiration | hypopnea |
low blood pressure | hypotension |
a body temperature that is below normal | hypothermia |
a decrease in teh oxygen suply to the tissues of the body | hypoxia |
the act of breathing in | inhalation |
between the ribs | intercostal |
sounds heard durring the measurement of blood pressure that are used to dertermine the systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings. | korotkoff sounds |
a vague sense of body discomfort, weakness, and fatigue that often marks the onset of a disease and continues though the course of the illness | malaise |
an instrument for measuring pressure | manometer |
the curved surface on a column of liquid in a tube | meniscus |
a decrease in the oxygen saturation of th blood. hypoxemia may lead to hypoxia | hypoxemia |
the condition in which breathing is easier when an indivivual is in a sitting or standing position | orthopnea |
a computerized device consisting of a probe and monitor used to measure the oxygen saturation of arterial blood | pluse oximeter |
the difference between the systolic and diastolic pressure | pulse pressure |
they time interval between heartbeats | pulse rhythm |
an agent that reduces rever | antipyretic |
THe use of a pulse oximeter to measure the oxygen saturation of arterial blood. | pulse oximetry |
the strength of the heartbeat. | pulse volume |
the transfer of energy, such as heat, in the form of waves. | radiation |
abbteviation for the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen in arterial blood. | SaO2 |
abbreviation for the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen in arterial blood as measured by a pulse oximeter. | SpO2 |
an instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure. | sphygmomanometer |
an instrument for amplifying and hearing sounds produced by the body | stethoscope |
the phase in the cardiac cycle in whick the venricles contract, sending blood out of the heart and into the aorta and pulmonary aorta. | systole |
the poing of maximum pressure on the arterial walls, which is recorded during systole. | systolic pressure |
and abnormally fast heart rate. (more than 100 bpm) | tachycardia |
an abnormal increase in the respiratory rate of more than 20 respirations per minute | tachypnea |
a pulse with a decreased volume that feels weak and thin. | thready pulse |