HOE UNIT 4 Flashcards
What’s the measurement of balance between heat lost and heat produced?
temperature
Measurement of breaths taken by a patient?
respiration
Instrument used to take apical pulse?
stethoscope
Pressure of the blood felt against the wall of an artery?
pulse
What is the most accurate method for taking a temperature?
orally
What word is used for low body temperature?
hypothermia
What is the least accurate method for taking a temperature?
under the armpit
Which pulse site is used for CPR?
carotid pulse
Which pulse site is the most common for checking peripheral pulses?
temporal
What is the peripheral pulse on top of the foot called?
dorsal pedis
If a patient has a heart rate above 100 we say the patient is experiencing (word for fast heart rate)
tachycardia
The word for patient having difficulty breathing
dyspnea
The absence of respirations
apnea
Which vital sign do we not tell the patient we are taking?
heart rate
What do we say if a patent’s blood pressure drops when we change their position?
hypotension
A term for high blood pressure
hypertension
List three factors that increase blood pressure
weight, stress, anxiety
What is the highest point / pressure in the arteries called?
systolic