vital signs word list
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| arterial blood gases | ABG
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| afibrile | without fever
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| apnea | without breathing
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| arrythmia | irregular heartbeat
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| ateriosclerosis | hardening of the arteries
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| asthma | disease that affects the air passages in the lungs causing shortness of breath
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| atherosclerosis | deposits of fat in arterial walls
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| arerial fibrillation | af- rapid, irregular twitching of the heart
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| auxillary | under the armpit
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| body mass index | BMI
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| blood pressure | bp, the force the blood exerts on the artery walls as they contract and relax with each heartbeat
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| brachial | upper arm or elbow
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| bradycardia | extremely slow heartbeat
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| bradypnea | slow breathing
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| call the arrest | notify the appropriate people
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| cardiopulmonary | pertaining to the heart and lungs
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| cardiovascular | pertaining to the heart and vessels
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| carotid | neck
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| Coronary Care Unit | CCU
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| cheyne-stokes- | breathing caracterized by fluctuations in deapth of respiration
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| clapping | using cupped hands to firmly strike regions to move secretions
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| chronic obstructive lung disease | COLD
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| congestive heart failure | CHF- heart is unable to pump all the blood away from the lungs
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| crackles | sounds produced by air passing over airway secreations
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| crepitation | sound produced by air passing over airway secreations
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| circulation, sensation, movement | CSM
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| cerebrovascular accident | CVA
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| Deep breathing & coughing | DB&C
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| deep suctioning | endotracheal suctioning
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| diastolic pressure | pressure exerted on vessels when the heart is relaxing.
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| dorsalis pedis | ankle
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| dyspnea | difficult breathing
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| emphysema | degeneration of the alveolar sacs in the lungs
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| extubate | remove the endotracheal tube
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| febrile | with fever
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| femoral | thigh
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| height and weight | anthropometric measurements
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| hemorrhage | loss of a large amount of blood
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| height | ht.
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| hypertension | high blood pressure
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| hypotension | low blood pressure
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| hypoxia | insufficient oxygen in blood or tissue
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| Intensive Care Unit | ICU
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| idiopathic | disease with unknown cause
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| Myocardial infarction | MI
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| orally | by mouth
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| oximeter | instrument to measure oxygen levels in blood
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| oxygenation | proccess of the body being supplied with adequate amounts of oxygen
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| pulmonary function test | PFT
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| physiotherapist | assessespatients, divises deep breathing excercises.
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| pneumonia | acute infections of the lungs
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| popliteal | behind the knees
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| posterior tibial | back of shin
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| postural drainage | using gravity to help drain mucus and secretions
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| as required | PRN
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| pulse | rate, volume and rythem of the heart
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| peripheral vascular accident | PVA
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| radial | wrist
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| rales | crackles
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| rectally | by rectum
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| resperation | rate of quality of breathing
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| rhonchi | musical-pitched sounds that resemble snoring, heard on auscultation
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| registered repiratory technician | RT/RRCP
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| Sterile Proccessing department | SPD
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| shygomanometer | instrument for measuring blood pressure
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| stethosccope | devise that amplifies sound to listen to the heart and blood pressure
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| sublingual | below the tongue
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| systolic pressure | pressure on the vascular walls when the heart is contracting
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| tachypnea | increase in the rate of breathing
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| telemetry monitor | traces heart's activity, readout displayed on a small screen
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| Telemetry Unit | a step down from ICU
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| temperature | the body's ability to control heat
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| temporal | by forehead
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| thermometer | instrument for measuring heat
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| tracheostomy | forming a new opening in the trachea
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| tympanically | by ear
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| temperature, pulse, respiations | TPR
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| vibrations | rapid movement of flattened hads to remove secretions
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| vital signs | important measurements of the body's state of health.
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| weight | wt.
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| pacemaker | electronic device that regulates the heartbeat
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