Test #3 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Anthropometric
Pertaining to measurements of the human body
Afebrile
Having a temp within normal limits
Apnea
No respiration
Baseline
Original or initial measure with which other measurements will be compared
Calibrated
Marked in units of measurement
Cardiac cycle
Period from the beginning of one heartbeat to the beginning of the next
Cardinal signs
Measurement of vital signs
Diastole
Phase in which the heart pauses briefly to rest and refill
Diaphoresis
Profuse sweating
Dyspnea
Difficult or labored breathing
Febrile
Having a temp above normal
Hyperpnea
Abnormally deep gasping breaths
Hyperpyrexia
Extremely high temp above 105 to 106 degrees F
Hypertension
Elevated blood pressure
Hyperventilation
Respiratory rate that greatly exceeds the body’s oxygen demand
Hypopnea
Shallow respirations
Intermittent
Occurring at intervals
Orthopnea
Inability to breathe lying down
Palpation
Act if pressing an artery against an underlying firm surface
Postural hypotension
Sudden drop in blood pressure upon standing
Pyrexia
Fever of 102 or higher rectally or 101 or higher orally
Relapsing fever
Fever returning after an extended period of normal readings
Remittent fever
Fever that is fluctuating
Sustained fever
Fever that is constant
