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Bonewit Chapter 4
Vital Signs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abmornal breath sounds. | adventitious sounds |
| without fever; the doby 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 teh front of the elbow | antecubital spcae |
| the major trunk of hta arterial system of the body. the aorta arises from the upper surface of the lest ventricle | aorta |
| the temporary cessation of breathing | apena |
| 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 |
| and abmornal decrease in teh respiratory rate of less then 10 respirations per minute | bradypnea |
| a temperature scale on which the freezing porin 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 heart, 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 temperature to normal | crisis |
| a bluish discoloration of the skin and nucous membranes | cyanosis |
| the phase in the cardiac cycle in which the heart relaxes between contractions | diastole |
| the point of lesser pressure on the arterial wall, which is recorded during deastole. | diastolic pressure |
| shortness of breat or difficulty in breathing | dyspnea |
| an irregular rhythm; aslo termed arrhythmia. | dysrhythmia |
| normal respiration. the rate is 16 to 20 respiratios per minute, the rhythm is even and regular, and the depht is normal. | eupnea |
| the act of breathing out | exhalation |
| a temperature scale on which the freezinf porin of water is 32 degrees and the boiling point of water is 212 degrees. | fahrenheit scale |
| pertaining to fever | febrile |
| a body temperature taht is above normal; synonym for pyrexia | fever |
| the midline fold that connects the undersufrace of the tongue with the floor of the mouth | frenulum linguae |
| an abmornal increase in the reate and depht 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 conditions. | hyperventilation |
| an abnormal decrease in the reate and depth of respiration | hypopnea |
| low blood pressure | hypotension |
| a body temperature that is below normal | hypothermia |
| a decrease in teh oxygen suply to the tissues of the body | hypoxia |
| the act of breathing in | inhalation |
| between the ribs | intercostal |
| sounds heard durring the measurement of blood pressure that are used to dertermine the systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings. | korotkoff sounds |
| a vague sense of body discomfort, weakness, and fatigue that often marks the onset of a disease and continues though the course of the illness | malaise |
| an instrument for measuring pressure | manometer |
| the curved surface on a column of liquid in a tube | meniscus |
| a decrease in the oxygen saturation of th blood. hypoxemia may lead to hypoxia | hypoxemia |
| the condition in which breathing is easier when an indivivual 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 | pluse oximeter |
| the difference between the systolic and diastolic pressure | pulse pressure |
| they time interval between heartbeats | pulse rhythm |
| an agent that reduces rever | antipyretic |
| THe use of a pulse oximeter to measure the oxygen saturation of arterial blood. | pulse oximetry |
| the strength of the heartbeat. | pulse volume |
| the transfer of energy, such as heat, in the form of waves. | radiation |
| abbteviation for the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen in arterial blood. | SaO2 |
| abbreviation for the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen in arterial blood as measured by a pulse oximeter. | SpO2 |
| 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 whick the venricles contract, sending blood out of the heart and into the aorta and pulmonary aorta. | systole |
| the poing of maximum pressure on the arterial walls, which is recorded during systole. | systolic pressure |
| and abnormally fast heart rate. (more than 100 bpm) | tachycardia |
| an abnormal increase in the respiratory rate of more than 20 respirations per minute | tachypnea |
| a pulse with a decreased volume that feels weak and thin. | thready pulse |
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