RCP KEY TERMS Flashcards
cyanosis
blue discoloration of skin
jaundice
yellowing of skin and eyes
pallor
pale coloring of skin
hyper-
excessive/fast
-tension
relating to pressure
tachy-
fast
Brady-
slow
hypo-
low
-cardia
having to do with heart
-pnea
having to do with breath/ respiration
-volemia
blood volume
anterior
front of body
posterior
back of body
distal
farther away from heart than…
proximal
closer to heart than…
supine
laying on ones back
prone
laying on ones abdomen
reverse- trendelenburg
when a patients head is elevated higher than their feet
(while laying on ones back)
trendelenburg
when a patients feet are elevated higher than their head
lateral
lying on ones side
bradycardia
an abnormal decrease in heart rate (less than 60)
tachycardia
an abnormal elevation in heart rate (more than 100)
hypotension
abnormally now blood pressure below 90 systolic or 60 diastolic
hypertension
high blood pressure above 130 systolic or 90 diastolic
hypovolemia
an abnormal low blood volume
hypervolemia
abnormally high blood volume
trepopnea
better breathing when lying on ones side
platypnea
difficulty breathing when sitting up
orthopnea
difficulty breathing when lying on ones back / lying flat
apnea
temporary cease in breathing
tachypnea
respiratory rate greater than 20 BPM
bradypnea
respiratory rate less than 12 BPM
dyspnea
trouble breathing
