Vital Signs

Question 1

afebrile

Answer 1

normal body temp - without fever

Question 2

apnea

Answer 2

periods during which there is no breathing

Question 3

auscultatory gap

Answer 3

period of time when no korotkoff sound is heard when deflating the pressure cuff when taking a BP

Question 4

bradycardia

Answer 4

decreased respiratory rate

Question 5

bradypnea

Answer 5

abnormally slow breathing

Question 6

diastolic pressure

Answer 6

lowest pressure present on the arterial walls

Question 7

dyspnea

Answer 7

difficult or labored breathing

Question 8

dysrhythmia

Answer 8

irregular pattern of heartbeats

Question 9

eupnea

Answer 9

normal, un-labored respirations

Question 10

febrile

Answer 10

a person with a fever is said to be febrile

Question 11

hyperthermia

Answer 11

high body temp

Question 12

hypotension

Answer 12

below normal blood pressure, lower than 90/60

Question 13

hypothermia

Answer 13

Low body temp

Question 14

karotkoff sounds

Answer 14

sounds listen to when assessing blood pressure

Question 15

orthopnea

Answer 15

difficulty breathing, shallow, rapid respirations, may appear anxious

Question 16

orthostatic hypotension

Answer 16

AKA postural hypotension - decrease in systolic blood pressure of greater than or equal to 20 mm HG, or decrease in diastolic BP of greater than or equal to 10 mm HG, within three minutes of standing

Question 17

pulse

Answer 17

a throbbing sensation that can be palpated over peripheral artery

Question 18

pulse deficit

Answer 18

difference between apical and radial pulse rates indicates that all of the heartbeats are not reaching the peripheral arteries or are too weak to be palpated

Question 19

pulse pressure

Answer 19

difference between systolic and diastolic pressure

Question 20

pyrexia

Answer 20

fever

Question 21

systolic pressure

Answer 21

highest pressure, created during ventricular contraction

Question 22

tachycardia

Answer 22

heart rate that is too fast, more than 100 beats per minute

Question 23

tachypnea

Answer 23

increased respiratory rate

Question 24

temperature

Answer 24

difference between the amount of heat produced by the body and the amount of heat lost to the environment

Question 25

vital signs

Answer 25

temp, pulse, respirations, BP, pain, pulse ox