Vital Signs

Question 0

Apnea

Answer 0

The absence of respirations

*usually temporary

Question 1

apical pulse

Answer 1

Pulse taken with a stethoscope near the apex of the heart

Question 2

Arrhythmia

Answer 2

An irregular or abnormal rhythm

*usually caused by a defect in the electrical conduction pattern of the heart.

Question 3

Aural

Answer 3

Temperature that is taken with a special thermometer that is placed in the ear
* or auditory canal

Question 4

Axillary

Answer 4

When temperature is taken in the armpit

Question 5

Blood pressure

Answer 5

The force exerted by the blood against the arterial walls when the heart contracts or relaxes.

Question 6

Bradycardia

Answer 6

Pulse rate under 60 beats per minute

Question 7

Oral

Answer 7

By mouth

Question 8

Orthopnea

Answer 8

Severe dyspnea in which breathing is very difficult in any position other than sitting up or standing.

Question 9

Hypothermia

Answer 9

Low body temperature below 95 degrees F

Question 10

Pulse

Answer 10

The pressure of the blood felt against the wall of an artery as the heart contracts and relaxes (beats)

Question 11

Pulse deficit

Answer 11

The difference between the rate of an apical pulse and the rate of a radial pulse

Question 12

Pyrexia

Answer 12

Another term for fever

Question 13

Systolic

Answer 13

Pressure occurs in the walls of the arteries when the left ventricle of the heart is contracting and pushing blood into the arteries.

Question 14

Pulse pressure

Answer 14

The difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

Question 15

Bradypnea

Answer 15

Is the slow respiratory rate usually below 10 respirations per minute.

Question 16

Character

Answer 16

Refers to the depth and quality of respirations

Question 17

Cheyene Stokes

Answer 17

Respirations- periods of dyspnea followed by periods of apnea

*noted frequently in dying patients

Question 18

cyanosis

Answer 18

Dusky, bluish discoloration of the the skin, lips, and nail beds as a result of decreased oxygen and increased carbon dioxide in the bloodstream.

Question 19

Diastolic

Answer 19

Pressure in the arteries when the left ventricle of the heart is at rest/ between contractions

Question 20

Dyspnea

Answer 20

Difficult or labored breathing

Question 21

Fiebre

Answer 21

FEVER:

An elevated body temperature

*usually over 101 degrees Fahrenheit measure rectally

Question 22

Homeostasis

Answer 22

The ideal health state in the human body.

Question 23

Hypertension

Answer 23

High blood pressure, when the pressure is greater than 140mm hg systolic and 90mm hg diastolic.

Question 24

Hyperthermia

Answer 24

When the body temperature exceeds over 104 degrees Fahrenheit *measured rectally

Question 25

Hypotension

Answer 25

Low blood pressure when pressures are under 100mm hg systolic and 60mm hg diastolic.

Question 26

Rale

Answer 26

Bubbling or noisy sounds caused by fluids or mucus in the air passages.

Question 27

Rate

Answer 27

Refers to the number of beats per minute of pulse

Question 28

Rectal

Answer 28

Temperatures taken in the rectum

Question 29

Respirations

Answer 29

Reflect the breathing rate of the patient

*breathing in and out

Question 30

Rhythm

Answer 30

Refers to the regularity of the pulse

*pattern of beats

Question 31

Sphygmomanometer

Answer 31

measures blood pressure with a cuff and air

Question 32

Stethoscope

Answer 32

instrument used to listen to internal body sounds.

Question 33

Tachycardia

Answer 33

High pulse rate over 100 beats per minute.

Question 34

Tachypnea

Answer 34

Respiratory rate over 65 respirations per minute.

Question 35

Temperature

Answer 35

The balance between the heat lost and the heat the body produces

Question 36

Volume

Answer 36

Refers to the strength of the pulse

Question 37

Wheezing

Answer 37

Difficult breathing with a high pitched whistling or sighing sounds during expiration; caused by a narrowing of the bronchioles