Terms Flashcards
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A slow heart rate of less than 60 beats per minute
Bradycardia
Disease of the lungs in which inspiratory expiratory lung capacity is diminished
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. COPD
Air condition in which the blood does not supply enough oxygen to the body, causing a blueish tone in the lips and finger tips
Cyanosis
Excessive loss of fluids from the body, causing effects such as headaches and constipation
Dehydration
The blood pressure reading that occurs during the relaxation of the ventricles (the lowest number of the reading)
Diastolic
Difficulty breathing resulting from insufficient airflow to the lungs
Dyspnea
Carbon dioxide being retained in the arterial blood
Hypercapnia
High blood pressure in which long-term pressure against arterial walls may eventually cause heart problems
Hypertension
Low blood pressure that may cause dizziness or fatigue
Hypotension
A blood pressure cuff
Sphygmomanometer
The blood pressure reading taken during the contraction of the ventricles while the blood is in the arteries ( the highest number of the reading)
Systolic
Fast heart rate of more than 100 bpm
Tachycardia
A blot clot that forms in the blood vessel or the heart when blood platelets stick together
Thrombus
When your hearts electrical system fails
Asystole
Abnormally slow breathing rate
Bradypnea
A medical treatment that uses quick, low energy shocks to restore regular heart rate
Cardioversion
Increasing sweating
Diaphorectic
A block in an artery caused by blood clots or other substances
Embolism
The chemical reaction in the bodies cells that change food into energy
Metabolism
