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Vital Signs Terminology Flashcards

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Antropometry

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the science of size, proportion, weight, height

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Vital Signs

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indicators of the body’s ability to maintain homeostasis

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Hyperpyrexia

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a very high fever resulting from a regulated rise in core body temperature, usually a response to a physiological threat, such as an infection

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Hypothermia

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a body temperature below 95˚F (35˚C) and it is a result of the body losing more heat than it is producing

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Pyrexia

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a body temperature above 100.4˚F (38˚C)

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Febrile

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a condition caused by fever

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Afebrile

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a condition not caused by fever

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Frenuium Linguae

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is the longitudinal fold of mucous membrane connecting the tongue to the bottom of the mouth

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Tympanic Membrane Thermometer

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aural thermometer used for an aural (ear) temperature through heat waves within the external ear canal near eardrum

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Tachycardia

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a resting pulse rate above 100 bpm, rapid pulse rate

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Bradycardia

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a resting rate below 60 bpm, slow pulse rate

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Rate

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the number of pulse beats per minute (bpm)

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Bounding Pulse

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indicating an increase in blood volume

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Thready Pulse

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indicating a barely perceptible force or blood volume

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Volume

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Strength of the pulse when the heart contracts

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Rhythm

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regulatory, or equal spacing of all the beats of the pulse

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Dysrhythmia

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rhythm of the heartbeat is irregular/abnormal

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Arrhythmia

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the rhythm of your heartbeat is too fast or too slow, variation in normal rhythm

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Intermittent Pulse

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occurs when heart occasionally skips a beat

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Apical

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pulse rate counted at the apex (lowest point) of the heart with the use of stethoscope that is placed over

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Pulse Deficit

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my indicate that the heart contractions are not strong enough to produce a palpable radial pulse

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Respiratory Cycle

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consists of one expiration (exhalation) and one inspiration (inhalation)

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Bradypnea

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an adult respiratory rate below 12

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Tachypnea

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An adult respiratory rate above 20

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Apnea

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the absence of breathing for a period lasting longer than 19 seconds

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Eupnea

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normal breathing

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Hyperventilation

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deep and rapid respiration

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Hypoventilation

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shallow, slow respirations

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Pulse Pressure

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the difference between systolic and diastolic readings and calculated by subtracting the diastolic reading from the systolic reading

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Cyanosis

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where the skin around the mouth and the nail beds of the hands and feet may appear bluish in color because of oxygen deprivation and increase of CO2

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Systolic Blood Pressure

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the highest pressure that occurs as the left ventricle of the heart is contracting

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Diastolic Blood Pressure

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Lowest pressure level that occurs when the heart is relaxed and the ventricle is at rest and refilling with blood

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Hypertension

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Systolic above 120mmHg and diastolic above 80 mmHg are considered abnormal increases

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Asymptomatic

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without any symptoms

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Hypotension

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low blood pressure may be a result of emotional shock, trauma, central nervous system disorders, or medications

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Syncope

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Fainting

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Korotkoff Sounds

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Rhythmic, tapping sounds heard while taking blood pressure as the arterial wall distends under the compression of the cuff. These sounds appear and disappear as the BP cuff is inflated and deflated

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Orthostatic Hyportension

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a drop in blood pressure that occurs when a patient changes positions from lying down or sitting to standing

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Sphygmomanometer

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BP cuff, instrument used for measuring the blood that exerts against the walls of the artery

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Manometer

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a scale that registers the actual pressure reading

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Oxygen Saturation

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oxygen content of the blood

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Pulse Oxymeter

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A pulse oximeter is a device that is usually placed on a fingertip. It uses light beams to estimate the oxygen saturation of the blood and the pulse rate.

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Hyperthermia

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Body temperature exceeds 106.7°F (41°C) unregulated rise in body temperature

NS: Vital Signs (19 decks)

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