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TPR Termiinology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tachypnea | Rapid breathing |
| bradypnea | Slow brathing |
| tachycardia | Rapid heart beat |
| bradycardia | Slow heart beat |
| systole | The contraction, or period of contraction of the heart, especially of the ventricles. |
| asystole | Cardiac standstill or arrest; absence of heart beat |
| eupnea | Normal, ulabored breathing |
| apnea | Temporary absence or cessation of breathing |
| hyperpnea | Abnormally deep, or rapid breathing |
| bounding | To leap forward or upward |
| thready | Consisting of or resembling thread |
| hyperventilation | Abnormally fast or deep respiration, which results in the loss of carbon dioxide from the blood, thereby causing a fall in blood pressure, tingling of the extremities, and sometimes fainting. |
| dyspnea | Difficult breathing |
| fever | Any body temperature elevation over 100 F (137.8 C) |
| febrile | Of, relating to, or characterized by fever; feverish. |
| afebrile | Having no fever |
| angina | A condition, such as severe sore throat, in which spasmodic attacks of suffocating pain occur. |
| wheezing | To breathe with difficulty, producing a hoarse whistling sound. |
| rales | An abnormal respiratory sound characterized by fine crackles. |
| rhonchi | A coarse rattling sound somewhat like snoring, usually caused by secretion in a bronchial tube. |
| orthopnea | a respiratory ailment in which the sufferer can breathe only when standing upright |
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