Unit 6: Vital Signs Flashcards
Sock to prevent blood clots
Anti-embolism stocking
Taking a pulse by listening to the chest
Apical
Absence of breathing
Apnea
Axillary
Under the arm
Amount of force exerted on the arteries from the beating heart
Blood pressure
Located under the bicep muscle
Brachial Artery
Temperature measurement using 0 degrees as freezing. Also known as Celcius
Centigrade
Low temperature wraps used on the body to constrict vessels
Cold Pack
Takes air from surroundings and filters it into oxygen
Concentrator
Part of a stethoscope that detects higher frequency sounds.
Diaphragm
Bottom number on a blood pressure reading
Diastolic
Thermometer that displays numbers
Digital Thermometer
Difficulty breathing
Dyspnea
Tube that runs from the outer ear to the eardrum
Ear Canal
Use of electrothermic current to measure temperature
Electronic thermometer
Blood clot that travels through the body
Embolism