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Bonewit chapter 4
Question | Answer |
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Abnormal breath sounds | Adventitious sounds |
Without fever; the body temperature is normal. | Afebrile |
A thin-walled air sac of the lungs in which the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place. | Alveolus |
The space located at the front of the elbow. | Antecubital space |
An agent that reduces fever. | Antipyretic |
The major trunk of the arterial system of the body. The aorta arises from the upper surface of the left ventricle | Aorta |
The temporary cessation of breathing | Apnea |
The armpit | Axilla |
A pulse with an increased volume that feels very strong and full | Bounding pulse |
An abnormally slow heart rate (less than 60 beats per minute). | Bradycardia |
An abnormal decrease in the respiratory rate of less than 10 respiration per minute | Bradypnea |
A temp. scale on which the freezing point of water is 0 degrees and the boiling point of water is 100 degrees also called the centigrade scale | Celsius scale |
The transfer of energy, such as heat,from one object to another by direct contact | Conduction |
The transfer of energy, such as heat, through air currents | Convection |
A sudden falling of an elevated body temp. to normal | Crisis |
A bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes | Cyanosis |
The phase in the cardiac cycle in which the relaxes between contractions | Diastole |
The point of lesser pressure on the arterial wall, which is recorded during diastole | Diastolic pressure |
Shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing | Dyspnea |
An irregular rhythm; also termed arrhythmia | Dysrhythmia |
Normal respiration. The rate is 16 to 20 respiration per minute, the rhythm is even and regular, and the depth is normal | Eupnea |
The act of breathing out | Exhalation |
A temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 32 degrees and the boiling point of water is 212 degrees | Fahrenheit scale |
Pertaining to fever | Febrile |
A body temperature that is above normal; synonym for pyrexia | Fever |
The mid line fold that connects the under surface of the tongue with the floor of the mouth | Frenulum linguae |
An abnormal increase in the rate and depth of respiration | Hyperpnea |
An extremely high fever | Hyperpyrexia |
High blood pressure | Hypertension |
An abnormally fast and deep type of breathing, usually associated with acute anxiety condition | Hyperventilation |
An abnormal decrease in the rate depth of respiration | Hypopnea |
Low blood pressure | Hypotension |
A body temperature that is below normal | Hypothermia |
A decrease in the oxygen saturation of the blood. Hypoxemia may lead to hypoxia | Hypoxemia |
A reduction in the oxygen supply to the tissues of the body | Hypoxia |
The act of breathing in | Inhalation |
Between the ribs | Intercostal |
Sounds heard during the measurement of blood pressure that are used to determine the systolic and dialstolic blood pressure readings | Korotkoff sounds |
A vague sense of body discomfort, weakness, and fatigue that often marks the onset of a disease and continues through the course of the illness | Malasie |
An instrument for measuring pressure | Manometer |
The curved surface on a column of liquid in a tube | Meniscus |
The condition in which breathing is easier when an individual is in a sitting or standing position | Orthopnea |
A computerized device consisting of a probe and monitor used to measure the oxygen saturation of arterial blood | Pulse oximeter |
The use of a pulse oximeter to measure the oxygen saturation of arterial blood | Pulse oximetry |
The difference between the systolic and diastolic pressure | Pulse pressure |
The time interval between heartbeats | Pulse rhythm |
The strength of the heartbeat | Pulse volume |
The transfer of energy, such as heat, in the form of waves. | Radiation |
Abbreviation for the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen in arterial blood | SaO2 (saturation of arterial oxygen) |
Abbreviation for the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with the oxygen in arterial blood as measured by a pulse oximeter | SpO2 (Saturation of peripheral oxygen) |
An instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure | Sphygmomanometer |
An instrument for amplifying and hearing sounds produced by the body | Stethoscope |
The phase in the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles contract, sending blood out of the heart and into the aorta and pulmonary aorta | Systole |
The point of maximum pressure on the arterial walls, which is recorded during systole. | Systolic pressure |
An abnormally fast heart rate (more than 100 BPM) | Tachycardia |
An abnormal increase in the respiratory rate of more than respirations per minute. | Tachypnea |
A pulse with a decreased volume that feels weak and thin | Thready pulse |