Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Bonewit Chapt 4
Vital Signs (Melinda Hanson)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adventitious sounds | Abnormal breath sounds |
| Afebrile | Without fever; the body temperature is normal |
| Alveolus | A thin-walled air sac of the lungs in which the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place. |
| Antecubital space | The space located at the front of the elbow |
| Antipyretic | An agent that reduces fever |
| Aorta | The major trunk of the arterial system of the body; this rises from the upper surface of the left ventricle. |
| Apnea | The temporary 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 respirations per minute |
| Celsius scale | A temperature scale on which the freezing poing 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 the cardiac cycle in which the heart relaxes between contractions |
| Diastolic pressure | The point of lesser pressure on the arterial wall, which is recorded by diastole |
| Dyspnea | Shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing |
| Dysrhythmia | An irregular rhythm; also termed arrhythmia |
| Eupnea | Normal respiration; the rate is 16-20 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 fever |
| Fever | A body temperature that is above normal; synonym for pyrexia |
| Frenulum linguae | The midline fold that connects the undersurface of the tongue with the floor of the mouth |
| Hyperpnea | An abnormal increase in the rate and depth of respiration |
| Hyperpyrexia | An abnormally 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 decrease in the oxygen satuation of the blood; leads 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 diastolic blood pressure readings |
| Malaise | A vague sense of body discomfort, weakness, and fatigue that often marks the onset of a disease and continues through the course of the illness |
| Manometer | An instrument for measuring pressure |
| Meniscus | The curved surface on a column of 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 monitor used to measure the oxygen saturation of arterial blood |
| Pulse oximetry | The use of a pulse oximeter to measure the oxygen saturation of arterial blood |
| Pulse pressure | The difference between the systolic and diastolic pressures |
| Pulse rhythm | The timer interval between heartbeats |
| Pulse volume | The strength of the heartbeat |
| Radiation | The transfer of energy, such as heat, in the form of waves |
| SaO2 | Abbreviation for the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen in arterial blood; stands for saturation of arterial oxygen |
| Sphygmomanometer | An instrument for meauring arterial blood pressure |
| SpO2 | Abbreviation for the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen in arterial blood as measured by a pulse oximeter; stands for saturation of peripheral oxygen |
| Stethoscope | An instrument 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 pulmonary aorta |
| Systolic pressure | The point of maximum pressure on the arterial walls, which is 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 respirations per minute |
| Thready pulse | A pulse with a decreased volume that feels weak and thin |
Created by:
melindahanson
Popular Medical sets