Chapter 21 Assisting With Assessing Flashcards
Blood pressure (BP)
The amount of force exerted against the walls of an artery by the blood
Body temperature
The amount of heat in the body that is a balance between the amount if he produced and the amount lost by the body
Diastolic pressure
The pressure in the arteries in the heart is at rest
Discomfort
Pain
Fever
Elevated body temperature
Hypertension
The systolic pressure is 140 Mm Hg it higher (hyper), or the dystonic pressure is 90 mm Hg or higher
Hypotension
When the systolic pressure is below [hypo] 90 mm hat, or the diastolic pressure is below 60 mm Hg
Intake
The amount of fluid taken in
Output
The amount of fluid lost
Pain
To ache, hurt, or we sore; discomfort
Pulse
The beat of the heart felt at an artery as a wave of blood passes through the artery
Pulse rate
The number of heartbeats or pulses felt or heard in one minute
Respiration
Breathing air into [inhalation] and out of [exhalation] the lungs
Stethoscope
An instrument used to listen to the sounds produced by the heart, lungs, and other body organs
Systolic pressure
The pressure in the arteries when the heart contracts
