DHO CHPTR 16

Question 1

Temperature

Answer 1

Measurement of balance between heat lost and heat produced by the body.

Question 2

Homeostasis

Answer 2

Constant state of balance within the body.

Question 3

Thermometer

Answer 3

Instrument used to record temperature.

Question 4

Bradycardia

Answer 4

Pulse rate under 60 beats per minute.

Question 5

Sphygmomanometer

Answer 5

Instrument to measure blood pressure in millimeters of mercury (mm).

Question 6

Apical

Answer 6

Pulse count taken with a stethoscope neare apex of the heart.

Question 7

Stethoscope

Answer 7

Instrument to hear internal sounds.

Question 8

Apnea

Answer 8

Absence of respiration.

Question 9

Arrhythmia

Answer 9

Irregular or abnormal rhythm, usually referring to the heart.

Question 10

Aural Temperature

Answer 10

Measurement of body temperature at the tympanic membrane of the ear.

Question 11

Axillary Temperature

Answer 11

Measurement of body temperature under the arm.

Question 12

Blood pressure

Answer 12

Measurement of the force exerteted by the heart against the arterial walls when the heart contracts and relaxes.

Question 13

Bradypnea

Answer 13

Slow Respitory rate, usually under 10 RPM

Question 14

Character

Answer 14

The quality of respirations.

Question 15

Cheyne-strokes

Answer 15

Periods of difficult breathing followed by periods of no respirations

Question 16

Clinical thermometers

Answer 16

Used to record temperature, but very few health agencies use.

Question 17

Cyanosis

Answer 17

Blush color of the skin, nail beds, and/or lips due to insufficient amount of oxygen in the blood.

Question 18

Diastolic

Answer 18

Period of relaxation of the heart. Constant pressure in the wall of the arteries when the left ventrical of the hrpeart is resting

Question 19

Dyspnea

Answer 19

Difficult or labored breathing.

Question 20

Fever

Answer 20

Elevated body temperature. Usually above 99 degrees.

Question 21

Hypertension

Answer 21

High blood pressure

Question 22

Hyperthermia

Answer 22

Condition that occurs when body temperate rises and remains above 98.6 degrees.

Question 23

Hypotension

Answer 23

Low blood pressure.

Question 24

Hypotherima

Answer 24

Condition in which body temperature is below normal.

Question 25

Oral thermometer

Answer 25

Mouth

Question 26

Pulse

Answer 26

Pressure of the blood felt against the wall of an artery as the heart contract or beats.

Question 27

Pulse deficit

Answer 27

The difference between the rate of an apical pulse and a radial pulse.

Question 28

Pulse pressure

Answer 28

The difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

Question 29

Pyrexia

Answer 29

Fever

Question 30

Rales

Answer 30

Bubbling or noisy sound caused by fluid or mucus in the air passages.

Question 31

Rate

Answer 31

Number per minute

Question 32

Rectal temperature

Answer 32

Anus

Question 33

Respirations

Answer 33

The process of taking oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide by way of the lungs and air passages.

Question 34

Rhythm

Answer 34

Referring to regularity

Question 35

Stethoscope

Answer 35

Instrument used for listening to internal body sounds.

Question 36

Systolic

Answer 36

Pressure that of curses in wall of artery when left ventrical of heart is contracting and pushing blood into arteries.

Question 37

Tachycardia

Answer 37

Fast, or rapid heartbeat. Pulse over 100 bpm.

Question 38

Tachypnea

Answer 38

Respitory rate above 25 RPM

Question 39

Temporal thermometer

Answer 39

Measures body temperature at the temporal artery on the forehead.

Question 40

Vital sign

Answer 40

Determinations that provide information about body conditions.

Question 41

Volume

Answer 41

The degree of strength of a pulse.

Question 42

Wheezing

Answer 42

Difficult breathing with high pitched whistling.