WEEK 4 - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Flashcards
Eupnoea
Normal Rate and Depth Respiration
Bradypnoea
Slow breathing rate
Tachypnoea
Rapid/fast breathing rate
Apnoea
No rate
Hyperventilation
Very deep, rapid respirations
Hypoventilation
Very shallow respirations
Cheyne
Stroke breathing - Waxing and waning of respirations, from very deep to very shallow breathing and temporary apnoea
Dsypnoea
Difficulty in breathing
Orthopnoea
Ability to breathe only in upright position
Stridor
A shrill, harsh sound heard during inspiration
Wheeze
Continous, high pitched musical squeak or whistling sound
Bradycardia
Heart below 60 bpm
Tachycardia
Excessively fast heart rate, over 100bpm
Arrhythmia or Dysrhythmia
Pulse with irregular rhythm
Pyrexia/Fever
Body temp above the usual range
Febrile
A person who has pyrexia
Afebrile
A person who has normal temp
Hypothermia
Body temp below 35 C
Fully conscious
Awake, alert and oriented to person, place and time
Coma, light, deep
Differentiation is based on motor response to painful stimuli
Vasodilation
Arterioles dilate (enlarge) so more blood enters skin capillaries and heat is lost
Vasoconstriction
Arterioles get smaller to reduce blood going to skin; keeping core warm
Sweating
Sudorific glands secrete sweat which removes heat when water changes state
Shivering
Rap contraction and relaxing of skeletal muscles. Heat produces by respiration
Pilorelaxation
This means the hairs flatten
Piloerection
Hairs on skin stand up
Stretching Out
By opening up,, the body was a larger surface area
Curling Up
Making yourself smaller = smaller surface area
