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LTC--HS
V.S. Key Terms
Question | Answer |
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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 |