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Bonewit Chapt 4
Vital Signs- Karly Hayes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abnormal breath sounds | adventitious sounds |
| without fever; the body 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 the front of the elbow. | antecubital space |
| an agent that reduces fever | antipyretic |
| The major trunk of the arterial system of the body. The aorta arises fromt he upper surface o the left ventricle | aorta |
| The temporay cessation of breathing | apnea |
| 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 |
| an abnormal decrease in the respiratory rate of less than 10 respirations per minute | bradypnea |
| 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 | celsius scale |
| The transfer of energy, such as heat, fro 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 mucous membranes | cyanosis |
| the phase inthe cardiac cycle in which the heart relaxes between contractions | diastole |
| the point of lesser pressure on the arterial wall, which is recorded during diastole | diastolic pressure |
| shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing | dyspnea |
| an irregular rhythm; also termed arrhythmia | dysrhythmia |
| normal respiration. the rate is 16 to 20 respirations per minute, the rhythm is even and regular, and the depth is normal. | eupnea |
| the act of breathing out | exhalation |
| a temperature scale on which the freezing point of water s 32 degrees and the boiling point of water is 212 degrees | fahrenheit scale |
| pertaining to fever | febrile |
| a body temperature that is above normal; synonym for pyrexia | fever |
| the midline fold that connects the undersurfaces of the tongue with the floor of the mouth | frenulum linguae |
| an abnormal increase in the rate and depth 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 rate and depth of respiration | hypopnea |
| low blood pressure | hypotension |
| a body temperature that is below normal | hypothermia |
| a decrease in the oxygen saturation of the blood. hypoxemia may lead to hypoxia | hypoxemia |
| a reduction in the oxygen supply to the tissues of the body | hypoxia |
| the act of breathing in | inhalation |
| between the ribs | intercostal |
| sounds heard during the measurement of blood pressure that are used to determine the sysolic 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 throught the course of the illness | malaise |
| an instrument for measuring pressure | manometer |
| the curved surface on a column of liquid in a tube | meniscus |
| the condition in which breathing is easier when an individual is in a sitting or standing position | orthopnea |
| a computerized device consisting of a probe and a monitor used to measure the oxygen saturation of arterial blood | pulse oximeter |
| the use of a pulse oximeter to measure the oxygen saturation of arterial blood | pulse oximeter |
| the difference between the systolic and diatolic pressures | pulse pressure |
| the time interval between heartbeats | pulse rhythm |
| the strength of the heartbeat | pulse volume |
| the transfer of energy, such as heat, in the form of waves | radiation |
| abbrevation for the percentage of hemoglobin that i saturated with oxygen in arterial blood | saO2 (saturation of arterial oxygen) |
| an instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure | sphygmomaometer |
| abbreviation for the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen in arterial blood as measured by a pulse oximeter | spO2(saturation of peripheral oxygen) |
| an instrument used for amplifying and hearing sounds produced by the body | stethoscope |
| the phase in the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles contract, sending blood out of the heart and into the aorta and pulmonary aorta | systole |
| the point of maximum pressure on the arterial walls, which is recoreded during systole | systolic pressure |
| an abnormally fast heart rate ( more than 100 beats oer minute) | tachycardia |
| an abnormal increase in the respiratory rate of more than 20 respirations per minute | tachypnea |
| a pulse with a dereased volume that feels weak and thin. | thready pulse |
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