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Terms for Vital Sign
Vital Signs
Question | Answer |
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difficult or painful breathing | dyspnea |
an exceptionally high fever | hyperpyrexia |
a slow heart rate of less that 60 beats per minute | bradycardia |
a fast heart rate of more than 100 beats per minute | tachycardia |
having a body temperature within in the normal body range | afebrile |
curve in teh surface of mercury in a mercury sphygmomanometer | meniscus |
instrument that amplifies body sounds | stehoscope |
a measure of blood pressure taken when the heart relaxes | diastolic pressure |
a measure of blood pressure taken when the left ventricle contracts | systolic pressure |
deep, rapid breathing | hyperpnea |
pulse at the lower left corner of the heart | apical |
temperature scale of which a healthy adult's temperature would be 98.6 | fahrenheit |
high blood pressure | hypertension |
low blood pressure | hypotension |
to make sure an instrument is measuring correctly | calibrate |
the bend of the elbow | antecubital space |
the lower left corner of the heart, where the strongest heart sounds can be heard. | apex |
having a body temperature above the normal range | febrile |
a breathing pattern that includes shallow and deep breaths and apnea | cheyne-stokes respirations |
a device used to measure the temperature on the forehead | temporal scanner |