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DHO Chapter 15
Vital Signs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Apical Pulse | pulse taken with a stethoscope and near the apex of the heart |
| Apnea | temporary loss of breathing |
| Arrhythmia | irregular heartbeat |
| Aural Temperature | temperature measured in the ear |
| Axillary Temperature | Temperature taken at the armpit |
| Blood Pressure | the pressure that is exerted by the blood against the walls of blood vessels |
| Bradycardia | slow heart rate (less than 60 beats/minute) |
| Bradypnea | slow respiratory rate, usually below 10 respirations per minute |
| Character | depth and quality of respiration |
| Cheyne -Strokes | respirations with periods of time of dyspnea followed by apnea and is frequently noted in dying patients |
| Clinical Thermometers | Consists of a slender glass tube containing mercury or alcohol with red dye, which expands when exposed to heat. |
| Cyanosis | Bluish color of the skin, nail beds, and/or lips due to an insufficient amount of oxygen in the blood |
| Diastolic | the blood pressure during that part of the heartbeat when the hearts venticles are relaxing |
| Dyspnea | difficult or labored respiration |
| Electronic Thermometers | registers the temperature on a viewer in a few seconds; can be used to take oral, rectal, axillary, and/or groin |
| Fever | Elevated body temperature |
| Homeostasis | A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state |
| Hypertension | abnormally high blood pressure |
| Hyperthermia | high body temperature |
| Hypotension | abnormally low blood pressure |
| Hypothermia | Low body temperature |
| Oral Temperature | temperature by mouth |
| Orthropnea | difficulty breathing except in the erect or upright position. |
| Pulse | beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries |
| Pulse Deficit | conditions that occur with some heart conditions |
| Pulse Pressure | difference between systolic and diastolic pressure |
| Pyrexia | Another term for fever. |
| Rale | bubbling or noisy sound caused by fluid or mucus in the air passages |
| Rate | number of beats per minute |
| Rectal Temperature | A temperature taken in the rectum. |
| Respirations | reflect the breathing rate of the patient |
| Rhythm | Refers to regularity |
| Syphygmomanometer | blood pressure cuff, used to measure blood pressure |
| Stethoscope | a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body |
| Systolic | measurement of blood pressure taken when the heart is contracting and forcing blood into the arteries |
| Tachycardia | abnormally rapid heartbeat (over 100 beats per minute) |
| Tachypnea | abnormally fast respirations, usually more than 24 respirations per minute |
| Temperature | measurement of the balance between heat lost and heat produced by the body |
| Temporal Scanning Thermometer | specialize electronic thermometers that measure the temperature in the temporal artery of the forehead |
| Temporal Temperature | measurement of the body temperature at the temporal artery, taken across the forehead |
| Tympanic Thermometer | An instrument used to measure the temperature of the inner ear (ear drum) |
| Vital Signs | determinations that provide information about body conditions; include temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure |
| Volume | Refers to strength |
| Wheezing | Difficult breathing with a high-pitched whistling or sighing sound during expiration |
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