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SBGR Vital Signs
SBGR ALH 117 Week 4
Question | Answer |
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febrile | elevated temperature |
hypotension | low blood pressure |
pulse | what can be felt on the skin as blood moves through a vessel |
respiration | exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide with the atmosphere, in the lungs and in the cells |
blood pressure | the pressure of the blood as it moves through the artery |
hypertension | elevated blood pressure |
homeostasis | state of equilibrium in the body's environment |
rales | abnormal crackling breath sounds during inspiration |
diastolic | phase of blood circulation where pumping chambers are filling with blood |
systolic | phase of blood circulation where hearts pumping chambers are actively pumping blood |
syncope | fainting |
arrhythmia | without normal heart rhythm |
dyspnea | painful or difficult breathing |
apnea | without breathing |
hyper- | increased, excessive |
hypo- | decreased insufficient |
a- | no, not, without |
-pnea | breathing |
dys- | painful, difficult |