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Week 6
Fundamentals Chapter 24
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Febrile | having a temperature above normal range |
| Afebrile | having a temperature within normal range |
| Pyrexia | Fever |
| Anti-Pyretic | fever reducer |
| Tympanic Thermometer | for use in the ear |
| Temporal Artery Thermometer (TA) | for use on the temporal artery in the forehead |
| Apnea | temporary complete absence of breathing |
| Sleep Apena | most common breathing disorder in the US |
| Tachypnea | rapid breathing |
| Bradypnea | decreased breathing |
| Rales | rattling sounds heard on inspiration & expiration |
| Wheezes | high-pitched musical sounds heard on expiration |
| Stridor | crowing sound heard on inspiration |
| Systole | Top number for B/P |
| Diastole | Bottom number for B/P |
| Hypertension | elevated blood pressure |
| Hypotension | decreased blood pressure |