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Vital Signs Vocab.

Vital Sign Vocabulary

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Tachypnea fast respiratory rate above 25 respirations per minute.
bradypnea slow respiratory rate, usually below 10 respirations per minute.
tachycardia fast or rapid heartbeat.
bradycardia slow heart rate, usually below 60 beats per minute.
systole the normal rhythmical contraction of the heart, during which the blood in the chambers is forced onward.
asystole the absence of heartbeat; cardiac arrest.
eupnea normal relaxed breathing.
apnea absence of respirations; temporary cessation of respirations.
hyperpnea an increase in the breathing rate or in the depth of breathing, as after strenuous exercise.
bounding forceful pulse that quickly disappears.
thready barely perceptible, weak, fine heartbeat.
hyperventilation a condition characterized by abnormally prolonged and rapid breathing, resulting in decreased carbon dioxide levels and increased oxygen levels that produce faintness, tingling of the fingers and toes, and, if continued, loss of conciousness.
dyspnea difficult or labored breathing.
fever is an elevated body temperature usually above 101 degrees.
febrile pertaining to or marked by fever; feverish.
afebrile without fever; feverless.
angina any attack of painful spasms characterized by sensations of choking or suffocating.
wheezing difficulty breathing with a high-pitched whistling or sighing sound during expiration.
rales bubbling or noisy sound caused by fluid or mucus in the air passages.
rhonchi a wheezing or snoring sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by an accumulation of mucus or other material.
orthopnea severe dyspnea in which breathing is very difficult in any position other than sitting erect or standing.
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