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VItal Signs
Chapter 19
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adventitious Sounds | Abnormal breath sounds |
| Afebrile | Without fever |
| Alveolus | A thin walled 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 |
| 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 bpm) |
| Bradypnea | An abnormal decrease in the respiratory rate less than 10 respirations per min |
| Celsius scale | A temperature scale in which the freezing point of water is 0 and the boiling point is 100 |
| Conduction | The transfer of energy, such as heat |
| 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 during diastole |
| Dyspnea | Shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing |
| Dysrhythmia | An irregular rhythm |
| Eupnea | Normal respiration |
| Exhalation | The act of breathing out |
| Fahrenheit Scale | A temperature scale in which the freezing point of water is 32 and the boiling point of water is 212 |
| Febrile | Pertaining to fever |
| Fever | A body temperature that is above normal |
| 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 extremely 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 |
| Hypothermia | A body temperature that is below normal |
| Hypoxemia | A decrease in the oxygen saturation of the blood |
| 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 |
| Menisus | 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 setting 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 systolic and diastolic pressures |
| Pulse Rhythm | The time interval between heartbeats |
| Pulse Volume | The strength of the heartbeat |
| Radiation | The transfer of energy, such as heat |
| Sa02 | Abbreviation for the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen in arterial blood |
| Sphygmomanometer | An instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure |
| SP02 | Abbreviation for percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen in arterial blood as measured by a pulse oximeter |
| Stethoscope | AN instrument used 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 trunk |
| Systolic pressure | The point of maximum pressure on the arterial walls |
| Tachycardia | An abnormally fast heart rate |
| Tachypnea | An abnormal increase in the respiratory rate of more than 20 breaths per min |
| Thready pulse | A pulse with a decreased volume that feels weak and thin |
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