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Bonewit chpt 4
Vital Signs-Candace Oty
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adventitious sounds | Abnormal breath sounds |
| Afebrile | Without fever; the body temperature is normal. |
| Alveolus | A thin-walled air sac of the lung in which the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide take place. |
| Antecubital space | The space located at the front of the elbow. |
| Antipyretic | An agent that reduces the 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 temporal cessation of breathing. |
| Bounding pulse | A pulse with an increase volume that feels very strong and full. |
| Bradycardia | An abnormally slow heart rate(less that 60 beats per minute) |
| Bradypnea | An abnormal decrease in the respiration rate of less than 10 respirations 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. |
| Convection | The transfer of energy, such as heat, through air currents. |
| Crisis | A sudden falling of an elevated body temperature to normal. |
| Cyanosis | A bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes. |
| Diastole | The phase in a cardiac cycle in which the heart relaxes between contractions. |
| Diastolic pressure | The point o lesser pressure on the arterial wall, which is recorded during diastole. |
| Dyspnea | Shortness in breath or difficulty breathing. |
| Dysrhythmia | An irregular rhythm; also termed as arrhythmia. |
| Eupnea | Normal respirations. The rate is to 16 to 20 respirations per minute, the rhythm is even and regular , and the depth is normal. |
| Exhalation | The act of breathing 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 a fever. |
| Fever | A body temperature that is above normal; synonym for pyrexiz. |
| Frenulum linguae | The midline fold that connects the undersurface of the tongue with the floor and 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 abnormally decrease in rate and depth of respiration |
| Hypotension | Low blood pressure. |
| Hypothermia | A body temperature is below normal. |
| Hypoxemia | A decrease in oxygen saturation of the blood. Hypoxeima may lead to hypoxia. |
| Hypoxia | A reduction in the oxygen supple to the tissue of the body. |
| Inhalation | The act of breathing in. |
| Intercostal | Between the ribs. |
| Korotkoff sounds | Sounds heard during the measurement of the blood pressure that are used to determine the systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings. |
| Malaise | A vague sense of the body discomfort, weakness, and fatigue that often marks the onset of a disease and continues through the course of the illness. |
| Manometer | An instrument used for measuring pressure. |
| Meniscus | The curved surface on a column of liquid in a tube. |
| Orthopnea | The condition in which breathing is easier when a individual is in a sitting or standing position. |
| Pulse oximeter | A computerized device consisting of a probe and a monitor used to measure the oxygen saturation of arterial blood. |
| Pulse pressure | The different between the systolic and diastolic pressure. |
| Pulse rhythm | The time interval between heartbeats. |
| Pulse volume | The strength of the heartbeat. |
| Radiation | The transfer of energy, such as heat, in the forms 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 arterial oxygen) | Abbreviation for the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen in arterial blood as measured by a pulse oximeter. |
| Stethoscope | An instrument used for amplifying and heating sounds produced by the body. |
| Systolic pressure | The point of maximum pressure on the arterial walls, which is recorded during systole. |
| Systole | The phase in the cardiac cycle in which the ventricle contracts, sending blood out of the heart and into the aorta and pulmonary aorta. |
| Tachycardia | An abnormally fast heart beat(more than 100 beats per minute) |
| Tachypnea | An abnormally increase in respirations rate of more that 20 respirations per minute. |
| Thready pulse | A pulse with a decrease volume that feels weak and thin. |
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