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module 11
FOHC
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dyspnea | labored or difficulty breathing |
| Apnea | absence of respirations |
| Tachypnea | rapid respirations (above 25 breaths per minute) |
| Bradypnea | Slow respirations (below 10 breaths per minute) |
| Orthopnea | unable to breathe without sitting up straight or standing |
| Cheyne-Stokes | Abnormal breathing pattern characterized by periods of dyspnea followed by periods of apnea |
| Rales | bubbling, crackling sounds in all lobes of the lung on the left side |
| Wheezing | Difficult breathing with a high pitched whistling or sighing sound during expiration |
| Cyanosis | Blue/gray color of the skin and/or nails |
| Bradycardia | slow heart rate under 60 bpm |
| tachycardia | rapid heart rate over 100 bpm |
| hypothermia | low body temp |
| hyperthermia | body temp over 104f |
| febrile | having fever |
| afebrile | no fever |
| temperature | the body's ability to make and get rid of heat |
| sphygmomanometer | an instrument used to measure blood pressure in millimeters of mercury |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
| apical pulse | taken with a stethoscope over the apex of the heart |
| oral | mouth |
| rectal | rectum |
| axillary | armpit - least accurate reading of temp |
| aural | ear |
| temporal | forehead |
| arrhythmia | irregular or abnormal heart beat |
| homeostasis | constant state of fluid balance |