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vital signs
vital signs word list
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ABG | Arterial Blood Gases |
| Afebrile | Without fever |
| Apnea | Without breathing |
| Arrhythmia | irregular heartbeat |
| Arteriosclerosis | hardening of the arteries |
| Asthma | disease of that affects the air passages in the lungs causing shortness of breath |
| Atherosclerosis | deposits of fat in arterial walls |
| Arterial fibrillation | AF,rapid, irregular twitching of the heart |
| Axillary | under the armpit |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| Blood Pressure | BP,the force the blood exerts on the artery as they contract and relax with each heartbeat |
| Brachial | upper arm or elbow, |
| Bradycardia | extermly slow heartbeat |
| Bradypnea | slow breathing |
| Call the arrest | notify the appropriate people |
| Cardiopulmonary | pertaining to the heart and lungs |
| Cardiovascular | pertaining to the heart and vessels |
| Carotid | neck |
| CCU | Coronary Care Unit |
| Cheyne Stokes | breathing characterized by fluctuations in depth of resperation |
| Clapping | using cupped hands to firmly strike regions to move secretions |
| COLD | chronic obstructive lung disease |
| Congestive Heart Failure | CHF,heart is unable to pump all the blood away from the lungs |
| Crakles | sounds produced by air passing over airway secrections |
| Crepitation | sound produced by air passing over airway secretions |
| CSM | Circulation,Sensation and Movement |
| CVA | Cerebrovascular Accident |
| DB&C | Deep Breathing and Coughing |
| Deep suctioning | endotracheal suctioning |
| Diastolic pressure | pressure exerted on vessels when the heart is relaxing |
| Dorsalis pedis | ankle |
| Dyspnea | difficult breathing |
| Emphysema | degeneration of the alveolar sacs in the lungs |
| Extubate | remove the endotracheal tube |
| Febrile | with fever |
| Femoral | thigh |
| Height and Weight | anthropometric measurements |
| Hemorrhage | loss of large amount of blood |
| Ht. | Height |
| Hypertension | high blood pressure |
| Hypotension | low blood pressure |
| Hypoxia | insufficient oxygen in blood or tissue |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| Idiopathic | disease with unknown cause |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction |
| Orally | by mouth |
| Oximeter | instrument to measure oxygen level in blood |
| Oxygenation | process of the body being supplied with adequate amounts of oxygen |
| Pacemaker | electronic device that regulates the heartbeat |
| PFT | Pulmonary Function Test |
| Physiotherapist | assesses patients, devises deep breathing exercises |
| Pneumonia | acute infection of the lungs |
| Popliteal | behind the knee |
| Posterior tibial | back of the shin |
| Postural drainage | using gravity to help drain mucus and secretions |
| PRN | As required |
| Pulse | rate,volume and rhythm of the heart |
| PVA | Peripheral Vascular Accident |
| Radial | wrist |
| Rales | crakles |
| Rectally | by rectum |
| Respirations | rate and quality of breathing |
| Rhonchi | musical-pitched sounds that resemble snoring, heard on auscultation |
| RT/RRCP | Registered Respiratory Technician |
| SPD | Sterile Processing Department |
| Sphygmomanometer | instrument to measure blood pressure |
| Stethoscope | device that amplifies sound to listen to the heart and take blood pressure |
| Sublingual | below the tongue |
| Systolic pressure | pressure on the vascular walls when the heart is contracting |
| Tachypnea | increase in the rate of breathing |
| Telemetry monitor | traces heart's activity, readout displayed on small srceen |
| Telemetry Unit | a step down unit from ICU |
| Temperature | the body's ability to control heat |
| Temporal | by forehead |
| Thermometer | instrument to measure heat |
| Tracheostomy | forming an opening in the trachea |
| Tympanically | by ear |
| TPR | Temperature, Pulse and Respiration |
| Vibrations | rapid movements of flattened hands to move secretions |
| Vital signs | important measurements of the body's state of health |
| Wt. | Weight |
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