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Vital SignTerms; B.G
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pulse | the pressure of the blood pushing against the wall of an artery as the heart beats and rests |
| temperature | the balance between heat lost and heat produced by the body |
| cheyne-stroke | periods of difficult breathing followed by periods of no respirations |
| oral | pertaining to the mouth |
| rate | number per minute, as with pulse and respiration counts |
| volume | the degree of strength of a pulse |
| respiration(s) | the process of taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide by the way the lungs and air passages |
| rectal | pertaining to or the lower part of the large intestine, the temporary storage area for indigestibles |
| apical pulse | pulse taken with a stethoscope and near the apex of the heart |
| aural | measurement of body temperature at the tympanic membrane in the ear |
| axillary | the area of the body under the arm |
| blood pressure | measurement of the force exerted by the heart against the arterial walls when the heart contracts and relaxes beats |
| fever | elevated body temperature,usually above 101F, or 38.3C, rectally |
| rhythmal | referring to regularity; regular or irregular |
| vital signs | determinations that provide information about body conditions; include temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure |
| homeostasis | a constant state of natural balance within the body |
| febrile | pertaining to a fever, or elevated body temperature |
| afebrile | without a fever |
| pyrexia | fever |
| apnea | absence of respirations; temporary cessation of respirations |
| bradypnea | slow respiratory rate, usually below 10 respirations per minute |
| hypothermia | condition in which body temperature is below normal, usually below 95F, 35C and often in the range of 78F to 95FC 26 to 35 |
| hyperthermia | condition that occurs when body temperature exceeds 104F, or 40C, rectally |
| orthopnea | severe dyspnea in which breathing is very difficult in any position other than sitting erect or standing |
| tachypnea | respiratory rate above 25 respirations per minute |
| dyspnea | difficult or labored breathing |
| character | the quality of respirations |
| clinical thermometer | consists of a slender glass tube containing mercury or alcohol with red dye |
| electronic thermometers | registers the temperature on a viewer in seconds |
| tympanic thermometers | that record the aural temperature in the ear |
| rales | bubbling or noisy sound caused by fluid or mucus in the air passages |
| wheezing | difficult breathing with a high pitched whistling or sighing sounds during expiration. |
| cyanosis | bluish color of the skin, nail beds, and/or lips due to an insufficient amount of oxygen in the blood |
| stethoscope | instrument used for listening to internal body sounds |
| pulse deficit | the difference between the rate of an apical pulse and the rate of radial pulse |
| arrhythmia | irregular or abnormal rhythm, usually referring to the heart rhythm |
| sphygmomanometer | instrument calibrated for measuring blood pressure in millimeters of mercury |
| systolic | measurement of blood pressure taken when the heart is contracting and forcing blood into the arteries |
| diastolic | measurement of the blood pressure taken when the heart is at rest |
| pulse pressure | the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
| VS | vital signs |
| AX | axillary |
| BP | blood pressure |
| TPR | temperature, pulse, radiation |
| MMHG | millimeters mercury |
| T | temperature |
| F | fahrenheit |
| C | celsius |
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