Karteikarten
Chapter 26 Vital sign
Karten in diesem Stapel (20)
- 1Taking the apical and radial pulses at the same timeApical-radial pulse
- 2The amount of force exerted against the walls of an artery by the bloodBlood Pressure (BP)
- 3The amount of heat in the body that is a balance between the amount of heat produced and the amount lost by the bodyBody Temperature
- 4A slow heart rate less than 60 per minuteBradycardia
- 5The period of heart muscle relaxation; the heart is at restDiastole
- 6the pressure in the arteries when the heart is at restDiastolic Pressure
- 7Elevated body temperatureFever
- 8When the systolic pressure is 140 mm mercury (Hg) or higher , or the diastolic pressure is 90 mm Hg or higherHypertension
- 9when the systolic pressure is below 90 mm Hg or the diastolic is below 60 mm Hghypotension
- 10The beat of the heart felt at an artery as a wave of blood that passes through the arteryPulse
- 11The difference between the apical and radial pulse ratesPulse deficit
- 12The number of heartbeats or pulses felt in 1 minutepulse rate
- 13Breathing air into and out of the lungsrespiration
- 14A cuff and measuring device used to measure blood pressureSphygmomanometer
- 15An instrument used to listen to sounds produced by the heart,lungs, and other body organsstethoscope
- 16The period of heart muscle contractions; the heart is pumping bloodsystole
- 17The pressure in the arteries when the heart contractssystolic pressure
- 18a rapid heart rate; more than 100 beats per minutetachycardia
- 19A device used to measure temperatureThermometer
- 20Temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure; and pain in some agenciesVital signs
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