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Medical
Vocabulary terms and information
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| TPR and B/P | Temp, pulse, respiration, blood pressure |
| Height measured in | Total inches/ |
| Body mass index | Correlation between height and weight |
| Vital signs measure | Heart rate, volume, rhythm |
| Vital signs assess | status of the brain, autonomic nervous system, heart and lungs |
| Normal pulse rate in adults | 60-100 |
| Most accurate thermometer for vital signs | Rectal |
| Most common artery for measuring pulse | Radial |
| Pyrexia | Raised body temp, fever |
| Difficult, painful breathing | Dyspnea |
| When temp measured rectally, how long to keep thermometer in place | 2 minute |
| Normal range respiration in adults is | 12-20 |
| Absence of breath for periods lasting longer than 15 minutes | Apnea |
| Blood pressure readings begin at what age | 5 years old |
| Where to detect popliteal pulse | Knees |
| How is orthostatic blood pressure measured | Lying, sitting, then standing |
| What body temp is most likely fatal | 106 |
| Infants pulse is best measured where | Over the apex of the heart, Apical pulse |
| Ratio of respirations to pulse | 1:4 |
| What artery is most commonly used to monitor lower limb circulation | Dorsalis Pedis |
| What method of obtaining body temp utilities heat waves | Temporal artery |
| Which of the following pulses is measured when a medical assistant palpates the fifth intercostal space at the left midclavicular line? | Apical |
| Which of the following agents commonly causes hypotension? | Narcotics, Antihypertensives, Diuretics, and Analgesics |
| Orthostatic hypotension can cause patients to experience? | Vertigo |
| The difference between the apical pulse rate and the radial pulse rate is called? | Pulse deficit |
| Normal body temperature range | The range is from 97°F to 99°F (36°C to 37.2°C). The average temperature is 98.6°F (37°C). |
| average heart rate of a newborn | 120-160 bpm |
| average heart rate of a 1 - 2 year old | 80-140 bpm |
| average heart rate of a 3-6 year old | 75-120 bpm |
| average heart rate of a 7-11 year old | 75-110 bpm |
| average heart rate of an adult | 60-100 bpm |
| Cardi - Root | Heart |
| Neuro - Root | Nerve |
| Nas - Root | Nose |
| Or - Root | Mouth/Oral |
| Hyper - Prefix | Above normal/high |
| Hypo - Prefix | Below normal, low |
| Tachy - Prefix | Above normal, rapid |
| Brady - Prefix | Below normal, slow |
| -ac, al, ar, ary, eal, ic, ous - Suffix | Pertaining to |
| - ology, suffix | study of |
| -ation, ia, iasis, ism, osis, sis - Suffix | Condition |
| -Ectomy, suffix | Excision, resection, removal |
| -Emia, suffix | Blood condition |
| -Graph, suffix | Instrument to record |
| -Gram, suffix | Record |
| -Ism, suffix | Condition, process |
| -Itis, suffix | Inflammation |
| Lith, suffix | Stone |
| Megaly, suffix | Enlargement |
| Meter, suffix | To measure |
| Mortem, suffix | Death |
| Oma, suffix | Tumor, mass, swelling |
| Partum, suffix | Birth |
| Patchy, suffix | Disease condition |
| Plasty, suffix | Surgical repair |
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brucethorn6
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