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module 11
FOHC
Question | Answer |
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Dyspnea | labored or difficulty breathing |
Apnea | absence of respirations |
Tachypnea | rapid respirations (above 25 breaths per minute) |
Bradypnea | Slow respirations (below 10 breaths per minute) |
Orthopnea | unable to breathe without sitting up straight or standing |
Cheyne-Stokes | Abnormal breathing pattern characterized by periods of dyspnea followed by periods of apnea |
Rales | bubbling, crackling sounds in all lobes of the lung on the left side |
Wheezing | Difficult breathing with a high pitched whistling or sighing sound during expiration |
Cyanosis | Blue/gray color of the skin and/or nails |
Bradycardia | slow heart rate under 60 bpm |
tachycardia | rapid heart rate over 100 bpm |
hypothermia | low body temp |
hyperthermia | body temp over 104f |
febrile | having fever |
afebrile | no fever |
temperature | the body's ability to make and get rid of heat |
sphygmomanometer | an instrument used to measure blood pressure in millimeters of mercury |
hypertension | high blood pressure |
hypotension | low blood pressure |
apical pulse | taken with a stethoscope over the apex of the heart |
oral | mouth |
rectal | rectum |
axillary | armpit - least accurate reading of temp |
aural | ear |
temporal | forehead |
arrhythmia | irregular or abnormal heart beat |
homeostasis | constant state of fluid balance |