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LTC--HS
V.S. Key Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Afebrile | without a fever |
| Apnea | absence of respirations, temporary cessation of respiration |
| arrhythmia | irregular or abnormal heart rhythm |
| auscultation | process of listening with a stethoscope to sounds in the body |
| bradycardia | slower than normal heart rate; for adults rate of below 60 bpm (beats per minute) |
| bradypnea | slower than normal respiratory rate; less than 10 breaths per minute |
| cheyne-stokes respirations | periods of difficult breathing followed by periods of no respirations |
| cyanosis | bluish color of the skin, nail beds, and/or lips due to low levels of oxygen in the blood |
| diastolic pressure | measurement of blood pressure taken when the heart is at rest; measures constant pressure in arteries |
| dyspnea | difficult or labored breathing |
| febrile | pertaining to a fever (elevated body temperature) |
| fever | elevated body temperature, usually 100 F or greater (37.8 C) |
| homeostasis | a constant state of natural balance within the body |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| hyperthermia | condition that occurs when body temperature exceeds 104 F (40 C) |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
| hypothermia | condition that occurs when body temperature is below normal, usually 95 F (35 C) |
| orthopnea | severe dyspnea in which breathing is very difficult in any position other than sitting or standing |
| palpation | the act of using the hands to feel body parts during an examination |
| pulse | pressure of the blood felt against the wall of an artery as the heart contracts or beats |
| pyrexia | fever |
| rales | bubbling or noisy sound caused by fluid or mucus in the air passages |
| respirations | the process of taking in oxygen (inspiration) and expelling carbon dioxide (expiration) by way of the lungs and air passages |
| sphygmomanometer | instrument calibrated for measuring blood pressure in millimeter of mercury (mm Hg); blood pressure cuff |
| stethoscope | instrument used for listening to internal body sounds |
| systolic | measurement of blood pressure taken when the heart is contracting and forcing blood into the arteries |
| tachycardia | faster than normal heartbeat; >100 bpm in adults |
| tachypnea | respiratory rate > 25 breaths per minute in adults |
| temperature | the measurement of the balance between heat lost and heat produced by the body |
| wheezing | difficult breathing with a high-pitched whistling or sighing sound during expiration |
| 97.6-99.6F | Normal range for oral temperature |
| 96.6-98.6F | Normal range for axillary temperature |
| 98.6-100.6F | Normal range for rectal & aural temperature |
| 36.5-37.5C | Normal range for oral Celsius temperature |
| 37-38.1C | Normal range for rectal/aural Celsius temperature |
| 36-37C | Normal range for axillary Celsius temperature |
| 60-70 bpm (beats per minute) | Normal pulse range for adult male |
| 65-80 bpm (beats per minute) | Normal pulse range for adult female |
| 70-90 bpm (beats per minute) | Normal pulse range for children over 7 |
| 80-110 bpm (beats per minute) | Normal pulse range for children 1-7 |
| 100-160 bpm (beats per minute) | Normal pulse range for infants |
| 12-20 breaths per minute | Normal adult respiratory rate |
| 16-27 breaths per minute | Normal child respiratory rate |
| 30-50 breaths per minute | Normal infant respiratory rate |
| 100-120 mm Hg | Normal range for systolic pressure |
| 60-80 mm Hg | Normal range for diastolic pressure |
| 40 mm Hg | Normal pulse pressure |
Created by:
kbailey
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