Lesson #20 Flashcards
Apical pulse
Located on the left side of the chest under breast bone
Taken with stethoscope
Brachial pulse
Located at the bend of the elbow use for taking blood pressure
Carotid pulse
Located on either side of the neck
Supplies the head and neck with oxygenated blood
Diastolic blood pressure
The phase with the heart relaxes
Pressure in the arteries between heartbeats
Bottom number of blood pressure reading
Expiration
Exhaling air out of the lungs
Hypertension
High blood pressure
Hypotension
Low blood pressure
Inspiration
Breathing air into lungs
Orthostatic hypotension
Drop in blood pressure when a resident suddenly rises from lying to a sitting or standing position
Pulse oximetry
Procedure Used to measure your oxygen levels or oxygen saturation in the blood
Considered to be non-invasive, painless, general indicator of oxygen delivery to the peripheral tissues for example finger, earlobe, nose
Radial pulse
The pulse site found inside of the wrist
Respiration
The process of breathing air into lungs and exhaling air out of the lungs
Systolic blood pressure
The phase where the heart is at work
Contracting and pushing blood from left Ventricle
The pressure in the arteries when the heart beats
Top number of blood pressure readings
Why are vital signs important
Shows how the body is functioning
How the resident was responding to treatment
How residence condition is changing
Temperature
The measurement of heat in the body
Measured oraly in the mouth
Measured axillary in the arm pit
Measured tympanicaly in the ear drum
