Vital signs - 25

Question 1

afebrile

Answer 1

condition in which the body temperature is not elevated

Question 2

apnea

Answer 2

absence of breathing

Question 3

auscultatory gap

Answer 3

period of diminished or absent korotkoff sounds; it occurs during the manual measurement of blood pressure in the latter part of phase 1 and during phase 2

Question 4

diastolic pressure

Answer 4

least amount of pressure exerted on arterial walls, which occurs when the heart is at rest between ventricular contractions

Question 5

febrile

Answer 5

condition in which the body temperature is elevated; synonym for pyrexia

Question 6

korotkoff sounds

Answer 6

series of sounds that correspond to changes in blood flow through an artery as pressure is released

Question 7

orthopnea

Answer 7

type of dyspnea in which breathing is easier when the patient sits or stands

Question 8

pulse deficit

Answer 8

difference between the apical and radial pulse rates

Question 9

pyrexia

Answer 9

elevation above the upper limit of normal body temperature

Question 10

hyperventilation

Answer 10

any condition causing an increase in carbon dioxide and a decrease in oxygen in the blood increases and rate and depth respirations