Lab #2 Part 2 Flashcards
Abnormal increase in the rate and depth of breathing
Hyperpnea
An abnormally high blood pressure
Hypertension
An abnormally low blood pressure
Hypotension
Vital signs taken in a standing position
Orthostatic vital signs
An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential damage or described in terms of such damage
Pain
Difference between the apical and radial pulses
Pulse deficit
Fever; elevated body temperature
Pyrexia
Crackles; rattling or bubbling breath sounds generally heard on inspiration
Rales
A blood pressure cuff / instrument to measure the pressure of blood in the arteries
Sphyngomanometer
The pressure of the blood against the arterial walls when the ventricles of the heart contract
Systolic BP
Excessively rapid pulse rate; over 100 beats per minute in an adult
Tachycardia
Weak volume of pulse
Thready pulse