Part 3

Question 1

Afebrile

Answer 1

Without fever; feverless;normal body temperature

Question 2

Axilla

Answer 2

Also known as: armpit, underarm or oxter. The area on the human body directly under the joint where the arm connects to the shoulder

Question 3

Celsius

Answer 3

Temperature scale originally known as the centigrade scale for measuring temperature (symbol

Question 4

Fahrenheit

Answer 4

Temperature scale used in the United States for measuring temperature (symbol: °F)

Question 5

Febrile

Answer 5

A more formal way of saying feverish —having a fever. A fever is an abnormally high body temperature, typically as the result of illness. In general, febrile can mean somehow related to or marked by fever.

Question 6

Pyrexia

Answer 6

A rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection febricity, febrility, fever, feverishness symptom

Question 7

Tympanic

Answer 7

A thin, semitransparent membrane, nearly oval in shape, that stretches across the ear canal and separates the tympanum (middle ear) from the external acoustic meatus (outer ear); called also eardrum.

Question 8

Bell

Answer 8

Part of the stethoscope used to detect low-frequency sounds

Question 9

Diaphragm

Answer 9

Part of the stethoscope used to detect high-frequency sounds.

Question 10

Orthostatic Hypotension

Answer 10

Also called postural hypotension — is a form of low blood pressure that happens when you stand up from sitting or lying down. Orthostatic hypotension can make you feel dizzy or lightheaded, and maybe even faint

Question 11

Pulse Pressure

Answer 11

difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure. It is measured in millimeters of mercury. It represents the force that the heart generates each time it contracts. Resting blood pressure is normally approximately 120/80 mmHg, which yields a pulse pressure of approximately 40 mmHg.

Question 12

Sphygmomanometer

Answer 12

Instrument for measuring blood pressure

Question 13

Apical

Answer 13

The tip of the heart.

Question 14

Arrhythmia

Answer 14

condition in which the heart beats with an irregular or abnormal rhythm.

Question 15

Bradycardia

Answer 15

slower than normal heart rate. The hearts of adults at rest usually beat between 60 and 100 times a minute

Question 16

Pulse Deficit

Answer 16

difference between the simultaneously counted heart rate and the pulse rate.

Question 17

Radial Artery, brachial artery

Answer 17

main artery of the arm and forearm

Question 18

Apnea

Answer 18

A period of no respirations

Question 19

Bradypnea

Answer 19

Abnormally slow breathing. A respiratory rate that is too slow.

Question 20

Cheyne-Stokes

Answer 20

abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by progressively deeper, and sometimes faster, breathing followed by a gradual decrease that results in a temporary stop in breathing called an apnea. The pattern repeats, with each cycle usually taking 30 seconds to 2 minutes.

Question 21

Gait

Answer 21

The way a person walks or runs.

Question 22

Incontinence

Answer 22

The unintentional loss of urine or stool

Question 23

Osteomyelitis

Answer 23

bone infection