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Vital Signs Vocab
Vital Signs Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Vital Signs | various determinations that provide information about the basic body conditions of the patient. |
| temperature | a measure if the balance between heat lost and heat produced by the body. |
| pulse | the pressure of the blood felt against the wall of an artery's as the heart contracts and relaxes or beats. |
| rate | number of beats per minute. |
| rhythm | refers to regularity |
| volume | refers to strength |
| respirations | reflect the breathing rate of the patient |
| blood pressure | the force exerted by the blood against the arterial walls when the heart contracts or relaxes. |
| apical pulse | pulse taken with a stethoscope and near the apex of the heart. |
| homoeostasis | the ideal health state in the human body. |
| oral | temperatures are taken in the mouth. |
| rectal | temperatures are taken in the rectum. |
| axillary | temperatures are taken in the armpit,under the upper arm . |
| aural | temperature is taken with a special thermometer that is placed in the ear or auditory canal. |
| hypothermia | a low body temperature; below 95 degrees Fahrenheit and 35 degrees celsius and is measured rectally |
| fever | elevated body temperature;usually above 101 degrees Fahrenheit and 38.3 degrees celsius |
| pyrexia | another term for fever.the term febrile means a fever is present;afebrile means no fever is present or the temperature is between normal range. |
| hyperthermia | when the body temperature exceeds 104 degrees fahrenheit and 40 degrees celsius and is measured rectally |
| clinical thermometer | used to record temperatures. a clinical thermometer consists of a slender glass tube containing mercury or alcohol inside with a red dye which expands when exposed to heat. |
| electrical thermometer | this type of thermometer registers the temperature on a viewer in a few seconds and can be used to take oral,rectal, axillary and groin temperatures |
| tympanic thermometers | are specialized electronic thermometers that record the aural temperatures in the ear. |
| bradycardia | a pulse rate under 60 beats per minute |
| tachycardia | a pulse rate over 100 beats per minute (except in children) |
| arrhythmia | an irregular ir abnormal rhythm,usually caused by a defect in the electrical conduction pattern of the heart. |
| respirtation | is the process of taking in oxygen(O2) and exhale carbon dioxide (CO2) from the lungs and respiratory tract. |
| character | refers to the depth and quality of respirations |
| dyspnea | difficult or labored breathing |
| apnea | abscence of respirations,usually temporary |
| tachypnea | respiratory rate above 25 respirations per minute |
| bradypnea | slow respiratory rate , usually below 10 respirations per minute |
| orthopnea | severe dyspnea in which breathing is very difficult in any position other than sitting erect or standing |
| cheyne-strokes respirations | periods of dyspnea followed by periods of apnea;frequently noted in the dieing patient |
| rales | bubbling or noisy sounds caused by fluids or mucus in the air passage |
| wheezing | difficult breathing with a high pitched whistling or sighing sound during expiration;caused by a narrowing of bronchiloes , as seen in asthma and or an obstruction or mucus accumilation in the bronchi |
| cyanosis | a dusky,bluish discoloration of the skin,lips,and/or nail beds as a result of decreased oxygen and increased dioxide in the blood stream |
| pulse deficit | is a condition that occures with some heart conditions |
| sphygmomanometer | instrument calibrated for measuring blood pressure in millimeters or mercury (mm hg) |
| systolic | pressure occurs in the walls of the arteries when the left ventricle of the heart is contracting and pushing blood into the arteries |
| diastolic | is the constant pressure in the walls of the arteries when the left ventricle of the heart is at rest or between contractions |
| pulse pressure | is the difference between systolic and diastolic pressure |
| hyper tension | high blood pressure |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
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