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Respiration
vital/ bio metrics
Term | Definition |
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Auscultation | Action of listening to sounds from heart, lungs or other organs. |
Apnea | Temporary absence of breathing.t |
Tachynea | Respiration greater than 40 per min, common of newborns and adults w/ hysteria. |
Bradynea | Decrease numbers is respiration, caused by sleep and certain diseases. |
Cheyne Stokes | A regular pattern of irregular breathing rate . |
Orthopnea | Difficulty or unable to breath unless sitting upright. |
Depth of respiration | Amount of air breathed in and out during each respiration. |
Hypoventilation | When a reduced amount of air enters the lungs resulting in decreased o2 levels and increased carbon dioxide. Due to shallow, and slow breathing. |
Hyperpnea | Abnormal increase in the depth and rate of breathing . |
Hyperventilation | State in which there is an increased amount of air enter the lungs. |