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Nursing Arts
Vital Signs Terminology - Respiration Terms
Question | Answer |
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Apnea | Absence of breathing. |
Bradypnea | Below average or slow respiratory rate. |
Cheyne-Stokes Respiration | A gradual increase and then gradual decrease in depth and rate of respirations followed by a period of apnea. |
Dyspnea | Difficulty or painful breathing. |
Exhalation/Expiration | Act of release of air. |
Hyperpnea | Increase in respiratory rate and depth. |
Hyperventilation | Abnormally prolonged and deep breathing usually associated with acute anxiety or emotional tension. |
Hypoxia | O2 content in the blood below normal. |
Inhalation/Inspiration | Act of intake of air. |
Orthopnea | Dyspnea so severe patient needs to sit up to breathe normally. |
Respiration | Exchange of gases (O2 and CO2) |
Stertorous | Breathing accompanied by snores. |
Stridor | Noisy respirations with a harsh or crowing sound (as in croup). |
Tachypnea | Rapid respiratory rate. |
Wheeze | Noisy respirations with a whistling sound. |