vital signs

Question 1

Measurements of the body’s basic function and checking for medical problems .

Answer 1

Vital signs

Question 2

Temperature of a person (normal average: 98.6) (activity; food/fluid; and time of day

Answer 2

Body Temperature

Question 3

Measure the heart rate

Answer 3

Pulse Rate (heart rate)

Question 4

Measure the number of breaths

Answer 4

Respirator rate (breathing)

Question 5

Force of blood pushing against arterial walls when the heart beats

Answer 5

Blood pressure

Question 6

Measure the amount of oxygen in the blood (fifth vital sign)

Answer 6

pulse Oximetry

Question 7

Force of blood against arterial walls when the heart contracts

Answer 7

Systolic pressure

Question 8

forced of blood against walls when the heart relaxes

Answer 8

Diastolic Pressure

Question 9

When body temperature is too high: Heat exhaustion (101- 104) and heatstroke (above 104)

Answer 9

Hyperthermia

Question 10

when body temperature is too low (below 95)

Answer 10

Hypothermia

Question 11

Blood pressure is too high

Answer 11

Hypertension

Question 12

Blood Blood pressure is too low

Answer 12

Hypotension

Question 13

spreading by contact

Answer 13

Contagious

Question 14

To recognize a disease by looking at signs and symptoms

Answer 14

Diagnose

Question 15

when virus, bacteria, fungi, or yeast invade the body tissue

Answer 15

Infection

Question 16

Harmless or bacteria is put into the body to activate immune system

Answer 16

Vaccine

Question 17

A sudden rise of a disease

Answer 17

Outbreak

Question 18

Anything that can cause a disease ( bacteria, virus, fungi, yeast)

Answer 18

Pathogen

Question 19

the throbbing of blood vessel when the heart contract

Answer 19

pulse

Question 20

Any signs that the body is not working properly

Answer 20

Symptom

Question 21

Spreading of a disease in a country

Answer 21

Epidemic

Question 22

Spreading of a disease throughout the world

Answer 22

Pandemic

Question 23

to examine by touch

Answer 23

Palpate

Question 24

A temporary increase in body temperature; a sign of an infection or illness

Answer 24

Fever

Question 25

Chronic disorder/inflammation and narrowing of the bronchial tubes with spasm

Answer 25

Asthma

Question 26

Chronic respiratory disorder caused by the destruction Of lung tissue and air sacs are lost

Answer 26

Emphysema

Question 27

Intense fear leading to sweating, hyperventilation, racing heart fear of death

Answer 27

panic attack

Question 28

Bacteria infection that effects lungs Contagious, spread through air

Answer 28

Tuberculosis

Question 29

Hereditary disease that causes mucus membranes to produce too much mucus

Answer 29

Cystic fibrosis