Module 3 Vocab Flashcards
No elevation in body temp
Afebrile
Heart rate as heard with a stethoscope placed on the chest wall adjacent to the cardiac apex
Apical pulse
Absence of breathing
Apnea
Time I’m which sound is not heard in the auscultatory method of measuring BP with a sphygmomanometer. This is an abnormal finding, occurring particularly in hypertension and aortic stenosis
Auscultatory gap
Amount of energy used in a unit of time by a fasting, resting subject to maintain vital function
Basal metabolic rate
Slow heart rate (< 60 beats per min in adult)
Bradycardia
Slow respiratory rate (<12 breaths per min in adults)
Bradypnea
Volume of blood expelled by the ventricles of the heart with each beat, multiplied by the heart rate
Cardiac output
Temperature of deep structures of the body as compared to that of peripheral tissues
Core temperature
Minimum level of BP measured between contractions of the heart. Point at which korotkoff sounds can no longer be heard when auscultating the BP(or when sound is muffled in kids)
Diastolic BP
Difficult breathing, AKA shortness of breath
Dyspnea
Any abnormal heart rhythm
Dysrhythmia
Normal respiration(12-20 breaths per min in adults)
Eupnea
Releasing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth AKA exhalation
Expiration
Extremely elevated temp (>105 F) sometimes occurs in acute infectious diseases(esp young children)
Hyperpyrexia
High BP
Hypertension
Low BP
Hypotension
Subnormal temperature of body (< 96.8 F)
Hypothermia
Drawing of air into the lungs AKA inhalation
Inspiration
5 distinct sounds to listen for when auscultating BP
Korotkoff sounds
Difficulty in breathing when laying flat
Orthopnea
When a person experiences a severe drop in BP on rising to a standing position
Orthostatic hypotension
The systolic BP obtained by the process of inflating the sphygmomanometer while palpating the radial pulse until 20-30 mm Hg after the pulse disappears; then slowly releasing the pressure, noting the mm of Hg at which the pulse reappears during deflation
Palpatory BP
The strength of magnitude of a pulse
Pulse amplitude
Mathematical difference between the auscultated apical and the palpated radial pulse rates determined when assessing them simultaneously (normally there is none)
Pulse deficit
Mathematical difference between the systolic and diastolic BP
Pulse pressure
Fever; above 37.2 C of 98.9 F
Pyrexia
The mm of Hg at which the first Korotkoff sound is auscultated; represents the max pressure at which the arterial system operates
Systolic BP
Rapid heart rate (greater than 100 beats per min)
Tachycardia
Rapid respiratory rate (greater than 20 breaths per min)
Tachypnea
Resistance to blood flow that must be overcome to push blood through the circulatory system
Vascular resistance