Chapter 29 Med Terms Flashcards
Absence of a fever.
Afebrile
A central pulse located at the apex of the heart.
Apical Pulse
Measurement of the apical and radial pulse simultaneously.
Apical- Radial Pulse
A complete absence of respirations.
Apnea
An irregular heart rhythm.
Arrhythmia
The measure of the pressure exerted by the blood as it pulsates through the arteries.
Arterial Blood Pressure
A condition in which the elastic and muscular tissues of the arteries are replaced with fibrous tissue.
Arteriosclerosis
The temporary disappearance of sounds normally heard over the brachial artery when the sphygmomanometer cuff pressure is high, followed by the reappearance of sounds at a lower level.
Auscultatory Gap
The rate of energy utilization in the body required to maintain essential activities such as breathing.
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
The balance between the heat produced by the body and the heat lost from the body.
Body Temperature
Abnormally slow pulse rate, less than 60 beats per minute.
Bradycardia
Abnormally slow respiratory rate, less than 10 respirations per minute.
Bradypnea
The amount of blood ejected by the heart with each ventricular contraction.
Cardiac Output
The extent to which an individual’s behavior coincides with medical or health advice.
Compliance
The transfer of heat from one molecule to another in direct contact.
Conduction
A state in which the body temperature fluctuates minimally but always remains above normal.
Constant Fever
The dispersion of heat by air currents.
Convection
The temperature of the deep tissues of the body.
Core Temperature
Movement of the chest upward and downward.
Costal (Thoracic) Breathing
Breathing that involves the contraction and relaxation of the diaphragm, as observed by the movement of the abdomen.
Diaphragmatic (Abdominal) Breathing
The pressure of the blood against the arterial walls when the ventricles of the heart are at rest.
Diastolic Pressure
A pulse with an irregular rhythm.
Dysrhythmia
Continuous vaporization of moisture from the respiratory tract and from the mucosa of the mouth and from the skin.
Evaporation
Breathing out, or the movement of gases from the lungs to the atmosphere.
Exhalation
Pertaining to a fever; feverish.
Febrile
A temperature that rises to fever level rapidly following a normal temperature and then returns to normal within a few hours.
Fever Spike
The state a person is in when the amount of heat produced by the body exactly equals the amount of heat loss.
Heat Balance
Condition that is the result of excessive heat and dehydration.
Heat Exhaustion
Life threatening condition with body temperature greater than 106 degrees.
Heat Stroke
The proportion of red blood cells (erythrocytes) to the total blood volume.
Hematocrit
An extremely high body temperature.
Hyperpyrexia
An abnormally high blood pressure; over 140 mmHg systolic and/or 90 mmHg diastolic
Hypertension
A body temperature above the usual range.
Hyperthermia
Very deep, rapid respirations.
Hyperventilation
An abnormally low blood pressure; less than 100 mmHg systolic in an adult.
Hypotension
A core body temperature below the lower limit of normal.
Hypothermia
Very shallow respirations.
Hypoventilation
The intake of air into the lungs; also called inspiration.
Inhalation
Heat loss that occurs from evaporation of moisture from the respiratory tract, mucosa of the mouth, and the skin.
Insensible Heat Loss
Continuous and unnoticed water loss.
Insensible Water Loss
Same as inhalation.
Inspiration
A body temperature that alternates at regular intervals between periods of fever and periods of normal or subnormal temperatures.
Intermittent Fever
The five phases of blood pressure sounds.
Korotkoff’s Sounds
The measurement of the pressure that is actually delivered to the body’s organs.
Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)
Decrease in blood pressure related to positional or postural changes from lying to sitting or standing positions.
Orthostatic Hypotension
A noninvasive device that estimates a client’s arterial blood by means of a sensor attached to the client’s finger, toe, nose, earlobe, or forehead.
Oxygen Saturation (SaO2)
A pulse located in the periphery of the body. Examples: foot, hand, or neck.
Peripheral Pulse
A central pulse that is located at the apex of the heart, also known as Apical Pulse.
Point of Maximal Impulse
The wave of blood within an artery that is created by the contraction of the left ventricle of the heart.
Pulse
The difference between the apical pulse and the radial pulse.
Pulse Deficit
A noninvasive device that measures the arterial blood oxygen saturation by means of a sensor attached to the finger or other location.
Pulse Oximeter
The difference between the systolic and the diastolic blood pressure.
Pulse Pressure
The pattern of the beats and intervals between the systolic and the diastolic blood pressure.
Pulse Rhythm
The strength or amplitude of the pulse, the force of blood exerted with each heartbeat.
Pulse Volume
A body temperature above the normal range; fever.
Pyrexia
The transfer of heat from the surface of one object to the surface of another without contact between the two objects.
Radiation
The occurrence of short febrile periods of a few days interspersed with periods of 1 or 2 days of normal temperature.
Relapsing Fever
The occurrence of a wide range of temperature fluctuations, more than 3.6 degrees over a 24 hour period, all of which are above normal.
Remittent Fever
The act of breathing; includes the intake of oxygen and the output of carbon dioxide from the cells to the atmosphere.
Respiration
Same as Respiratory Quality.
Respiratory Character
Refers to those aspects of breathing that are different from normal, effortless breathing, includes the amount of effort exerted to breathe and the sounds produced by breathing.
Respiratory Quality
Refers to the regularity of expirations and inspirations.
Respiratory Rhythm
Indicates the pressure of the air within the bladder. There are two types: aneroid and digital.
Sphygmomanometer
The temperature of tissue, the subcutaneous tissues, and fate.
Surface Temperature
The pressure of the blood against the arterial walls when the ventricles of the heart contract.
Systolic Pressure
An abnormally rapid pulse rate; greater than 100 beats per minute.
Tachycardia
The volume of air that is normally inhaled and exhaled.
Tidal Volume
The movement of air in and out of the lungs; the process of inhalation and exhalation
Ventilation
Body temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure. Many agencies have designated pain as the fifth vital sign.
Vital Signs
