Vital Signs Crossword Terms – Flashcards
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Bradycardia
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Pulse less than 60 beats/minute
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Dyspnea
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Difficult or painful respirations
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Rhythm
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Regular or irregular
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Homeostasis
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Constant state of fluid balance
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Radial
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Most common pulse site
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Temperature
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Measurement of the balance between heat lost and heat producef
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Rate
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Number of beats per minute
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Apical
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Pulse taken with a stethoscope for one full minute
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Oral
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Most common method of taking a temperature
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Respiration
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One inspiration + one expiration
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Cheyne-Stokes
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Periods of dyspnea followed by periods of apnea
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Spoygmomamometer
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Instrument used to measure blood pressure
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Tympanic thermometer
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Records aural temperature
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Popliteal
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Pulse point behind the knee
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Hypertension
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Greater than 140/90 BP
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Rectal
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Most accurate of all temperature methods
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Carotid
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Pulse point at neck used for adult CPR
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Apnea
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No respirations
