Vital Signs Flashcards
What is a vein?
A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart from the body tissues.
What is Tachycardia?
Abnormally rapid heart rate
What is Bradycardia?
Unusually slow heart rate
What is Arrhythmia?
Abnormal heart rhythm
What is blood pressure?
force that circulating blood exerts on the walls of the arteries
what is the pressure gauge on the BP cuff called?
Manometer
What is the part called the regulates the BP cuff pressure?
Pressure control valve
True or false, the part that goes around the subjects arm is called the compression cuff?
true
What is the part called that you squeeze to add pressure to the BP cuff?
Pressure bulb
What is hypertension?
Abnormally high blood pressure
What is hypotension?
Abnormally low blood pressure