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BN4 Vital Signs Flashcards

1
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What term means without fever?

A

Afebrile

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2
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What term means absence of breathing?

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Apnea

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3
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What term means a pulse with an irregular rhythm?

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Arrhythmia

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4
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What term describes the force that circulating blood exerts against the arterial walls as the heart contracts and relaxes?

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Blood Pressure

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5
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What term describes an unusually strong pulse?

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bounding pulse

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What term describes an abnormally slow heartbeat?

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Bradycardia

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7
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What term is a measure of the amount of heat in the deep tissues?

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Core Temperature

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8
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What term describes the pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation at which point, the left ventricle is filled with blood?

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Diastolic pressure

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9
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What term describes labored or difficult breathing?

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Dyspnea

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10
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What term describes the act of expelling air out of the lungs?

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Experiation

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11
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What term describes with fever?

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Febrile

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12
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What term describes abnormally high blood pressure?

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Hypertension

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13
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What term describes elevated body temperature related to the body’s inability to promote heat loss or reduce heat production?

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Hyperthermia

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14
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What term describes abnormally low blood pressure?

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Hypotension

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15
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What is the act of taking air into the lungs?

A

inspiration

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16
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What is the sound heard, via sethoscope over an artery distal to the blood pressure cuff?

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Korokoff sound

17
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What term describes the flow of blood through tissues, providing them with oxygen and nutrients, and removing waste products?

A

Perfusion

18
Q

What is another term for fever?

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Pyrexia

19
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What term would describe the drop in blood pressure someone feels has when going from lying or sitting to standing?

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Orthostatic Hypotension

20
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What term describes the exchange of gases between the atmosphere, blood, and body cells?

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Respiration

21
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What is a measurement that consist of one inspiration and one expiration?

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Respiration rate

22
Q

What term describes a compression cuff with a pressure bulb containing a release valve that is used to obtain blood pressure?

A

Sphygmomanometer

23
Q

What term describes the peak pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction?

A

Systolic Pressure

24
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What term describes an abnormally elevated heartbeat?

A

Tachycardia

25
Q

What is a measurement of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues?

A

Temperature

26
Q

What is a weak and rapid pulse?

A

Thready pulse

27
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What is used as health status measurements of life and are used to evaluate a patients condition?

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Vital Signs

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