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Bonewit #4
Vital Signs - Ayana Robinson
| 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. |
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