Key terms, chapter 18

Question 1

Anisocoria

Answer 1

Unequal pupils

Question 2

Anteccubital fossa

Answer 2

Inside of your elbow

Question 3

Atrial fibrillation

Answer 3

Irregular heartbeat

Question 4

auscultation

Answer 4

The process of listening to sounds inside the body with a stethoscope

Question 5

Blood glucose level (BGL)

Answer 5

The amount of sugar that’s present in the blood

Question 6

Bradycardia

Answer 6

Slower than normal heart rate

Question 7

Capillary refill time

Answer 7

The time takes capillaries to refill with blood after applying pressure

Question 8

Central pulses

Answer 8

Arterial pulses, such as the carotid and femoral

Question 9

Crushings reflex

Answer 9

Increased systolic blood pressure and decreased heart rate

Question 10

Diastolic blood pressure

Answer 10

The force of blood against the arterial walls, during relaxation of the left ventricle

Question 11

Dynamic, ECG

Answer 11

A real time electronic display of wave forms the of cardiac electrical cycle

Question 12

Electrocardiogram (EEG)

Answer 12

Records, the electrical signal of the heart

Question 13

End title carbon dioxide

Answer 13

The amount of carbon dioxide in inhaled air at the end of expiration. Normal ETCO2 is 35-45 mmHg

Question 14

Fever

Answer 14

Body temperature higher than normal

Question 15

Hyperglycemia

Answer 15

High level of glucose in the blood greater than 140 mg/dL

Question 16

Hyperpyrexia

Answer 16

Extremely high fever above 41.1°C or 106°F.

Question 17

Hypertension

Answer 17

High blood pressure

Question 18

Hypoglycemia

Answer 18

Low blood glucose less than 70 mg/dL

Question 19

Icterus

Answer 19

Yellow discoloration of the eye from liver disease

Question 20

Mean arterial pressure (MAP)

Answer 20

The average amount of pressure exerted against the walls of the arteries of cardiac output, and peripheral resistance.
2 x DBP + SBP=_______➗3 = MAP

Question 21

Normal sinus rhythm (NSR)

Answer 21

Expected electrical pattern, originates from the SA node 60 to 100 bpm

Question 22

Orthostatic hypotension

Answer 22

Decreased systolic blood pressure by 20 mmHg or more and the increase in heart rate by 20 bpm or more normally occurs after a patient stands up from the supine position

Question 23

Palpate

Answer 23

Physical examination technique, using your hands

Question 24

Peripheral pulses

Answer 24

Pressure waves felt in smaller arteries, such as radial brachial popliteal, posterior tibial, dorsalia pedis

Question 25

Postural hypotension

Answer 25

Orthostatic hypotension

Question 26

Pulses alternans

Answer 26

A pulse that is, alternately weaker and stronger

Question 27

Pyrexia

Answer 27

Fever

Question 28

Rhonchi

Answer 28

Course rumbling, sound heard on auscultation from secretions in the bronchi

Question 29

Sphygmomanometer

Answer 29

B/P cuff

Question 30

Static, ECG

Answer 30

A still image of an ECG

Question 31

Systolic blood pressure

Answer 31

The amount of force exerted against arterial walls during contraction of the left ventricle

Question 32

Tachycardia

Answer 32

Hey heartbeat faster than normal greater than 100 bpm in adults

Question 33

Turgor

Answer 33

A measure of hydration of the skin
The amount of time it takes skin to return to the normal position after being pinched

Question 34

Tympanic temperatures

Answer 34

Body temperature of the eardrum

Question 35

Vital signs

Answer 35

The measurement of pulse respiration blood pressure and temperature

Question 36

Pulsus paradoxus

Answer 36

A drop of 10 mmHg or more is systolic pressure during inspiration