Exam 1

Question 1

a condition in which the body temperature is not elevated

Answer 1

afebrile

Question 2

absence of breathing

Answer 2

apnea

Question 3

period of diminished or absent Korotkoff sounds; it occurs during the manual measurement of blood pressure in the latter part of phase I and during phase II

Answer 3

auscultatory gap

Question 4

force of blood against arterial walls

Answer 4

blood pressure

Question 5

slow heart rate

Answer 5

bradycardia

Question 6

slow rate of breathing

Answer 6

bradypnea

Question 7

least amount of pressure exerted on arterial walls, which occurs when the heart is at rest between ventricular contractions

Answer 7

diastolic pressure

Question 8

difficult or labored breathing

Answer 8

dyspnea

Question 9

an abnormal cardiac rhythm

Answer 9

dysrhythmia

Question 10

normal respiration

Answer 10

eupnea

Question 11

condition in which the body temperature is elevated

Answer 11

febrile

Question 12

elevation above the upper limit of normal body temperature; synonym for pyrexia

Answer 12

fever

Question 13

blood pressure elevated about the upper limit of normal

Answer 13

hypertension

Question 14

high body temperature

Answer 14

hyperthermia

Question 15

condition in which there is more than the normal amount of air entering and leaving the lungs

Answer 15

hyperventilation

Question 16

blood pressure below the lower limit of normal

Answer 16

hypotension

Question 17

low body temperature

Answer 17

hypothermia

Question 18

decreased rate of depth of air movement into the lungs

Answer 18

hypoventilation

Question 19

series of sounds that correspond to changes in blood flow through an artery as pressure is released

Answer 19

Korotkoff sounds

Question 20

type of dyspnea in which breathing is easier when the patient sits or stands

Answer 20

orthopnea

Question 21

temporary fall in blood pressure associated with assuming an upright position; synonym for postural hypotension

Answer 21

orthostatic hypotension

Question 22

difference between the apical and radial pulse rates

Answer 22

pulse deficit

Question 23

difference between systolic and diastolic pressures

Answer 23

pulse pressure

Question 24

raised body temperature

Answer 24

pyrexia

Question 25

gas exchange between the atmospheric air in the alveoli and blood in the capillaries

Answer 25

respirations

Question 26

highest point of pressure on arterial walls when the ventricles contract

Answer 26

systolic pressure

Question 27

rapid heart rate

Answer 27

tachycardia

Question 28

rapid rate of breathing

Answer 28

tachypnea

Question 29

refers to the hotness or coldness of a substance

Answer 29

temperature

Question 30

relating to the heart and the lungs

Answer 30

vital signs