Vital Signs Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Temporary absence of breathing | APNEA |
Dissappearance of tapping sounds during phase ll of a blood pressure measurement | AUSCULTATOROY GAP |
Abnormally slow breathing | BARDYPNEA |
Temperature within the body's deep internal structures | CORE TEMPERATURE |
Blood pressure between heart contractions | DISTOLIC PRESSURE |
Normal dialy cyclic fluctuation in body temerature | DIURNAL RHYTHEM |
Labored or difficult breathing | DYSPENA |
The act of exhaling | EXPIRATION |
Movement of air into and out of the lungs | EXTERNAL RESPIRATION |
State of equiliabrium in the body | HOMEOSTASIS |
Increase ventilation resulting in a higher blood pH | HYPERVENTILATION |
The act of inhaling | INSPIRATIONN |
Sounds heard when auscultating blood pressure | KOROTKOFF SOUNDS |
Point on the chest wall at which cardiac contractions are best seen or felt | POINT OF MAXIMAL IMPULSE |
Vital signs performed to test for orthostatic hypotension | POSTURAL VITAL SIGNS |
Difference between the apical pulse and radial pulse | PULSE DEFICT |
Difference between systolic and diastolic pressures | PULSE PRESSURE |
Temporary cessation of breathing during sleep | SLEEP APNEA |
Blood pressure cuff | SPHYGMOMANOMETER |
Tension exerted against arterial walls during ventricular contraction and represented by the top number in a blood pressure reading | SYSTOLIC PRESSURE |
Abnormally rapid heart rate | TACHYCARDIA |
Abnormally rapid breathing | TACHYPNEA |
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