Ch. 31 Measurements

Question 1

afebrile

Answer 1

Without a fever

Question 2

Blood pressure (BP)

Answer 2

the amount of force exerted against the walls of an artery by the blood

Question 3

Body temperature

Answer 3

The amount of heat in the body that is a balance between the amount of heat produced and the amount lost by the body

Question 4

Bradycardia

Answer 4

A slow (brady) heart rate less than 60 bpm

Question 5

diastolic pressure

Answer 5

The pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest

Question 6

febrile

Answer 6

with a fever

Question 7

fever

Answer 7

elevated body temp

Question 8

hypertension

Answer 8

high bp

Question 9

hypotension

Answer 9

low bp

Question 10

pulse

Answer 10

the beat pf the heart felt at an artery as a wave of blood passes through the artery

Question 11

pulse rate

Answer 11

the number of heartbeats or pulses in 1 minute

Question 12

respiration

Answer 12

breathing air into (inhalation) and out (exhalation) of the lungs

Question 13

vital signs

Answer 13

temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and respirations; pulse oximetry and pain are included in some agencies

Question 14

thermometer

Answer 14

a device used to measure temperature

Question 15

tachycardia

Answer 15

a rapid heart rate more than 100 bpm

Question 16

systolic pressure

Answer 16

the pressure in the arteries when the heart contracts

Question 17

stethoscope

Answer 17

an instrument used to listen to the sounds produced by the heart, lungs, and other body organs