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SBGR Vital Signs
SBGR ALH 117 Week 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| febrile | elevated temperature |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
| pulse | what can be felt on the skin as blood moves through a vessel |
| respiration | exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide with the atmosphere, in the lungs and in the cells |
| blood pressure | the pressure of the blood as it moves through the artery |
| hypertension | elevated blood pressure |
| homeostasis | state of equilibrium in the body's environment |
| rales | abnormal crackling breath sounds during inspiration |
| diastolic | phase of blood circulation where pumping chambers are filling with blood |
| systolic | phase of blood circulation where hearts pumping chambers are actively pumping blood |
| syncope | fainting |
| arrhythmia | without normal heart rhythm |
| dyspnea | painful or difficult breathing |
| apnea | without breathing |
| hyper- | increased, excessive |
| hypo- | decreased insufficient |
| a- | no, not, without |
| -pnea | breathing |
| dys- | painful, difficult |