Question | Answer |
Abnormal breath sounds | adventitious sounds |
without fever; the body temperature s 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 resperations per minute | bradypnea |
a temperature 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 temperature to normal | crisis |
a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous 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 diastole. | diastolic pressure |
shortness of breathor difficulty in breathing | dyspnea |
an irregular rhythm; also termed arrhythmia | dysrhythmia |
normal respiration. the rate is 16 to 20 respirations 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 midlne fold that connects the undersurface 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 ith acute anxiety conditions | hyperventilation |
an abnormal decrease in the rate and depth of respiration | hypopnea |
low blood pressure | hyotension |
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 tissuses 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 diastolic blood pressure readings | korotkoff sounds |
a vague sense of body discomfort, weakness, and fatigue the often marks the onset of a disease and continues through the course of the illnes | malaise |
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 he oxygen saturation of arterial blood | pulse oximetry |
the difference between the systolic and diastolic pressures | pulse pressures |
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 areterial blood. | SaO2 (saturation of arterial oxygen) |
abbreviation for the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with 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 pulomonary aorta | systole |
the point of maximum pressure on the arterial walls, which is recorded during systole | systolic pressure |
and abnormally fast heart rate( more than 100 beats per minute) | 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 |