VITAL SIGNS & MONITORING DEVICES Flashcards
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THEY RHYTHMIC BEATS FELT AS THE HEART PUMPS BLOOD THROUGH THE ARTERIES.
PULSE
THE NUMBER OF PULSE BEATS PER MINUTE.
PULSE RATE
A RAPID PULSE; ANY PULSE RATE ABOVE 100 BEATS PER MINUTE.
TACHYCARDIA
A SLOW PULSE; ANY PULSE RATE BELOW 60 BEATS PER MINUTE.
BRADYCARDIA
OUTWARD SIGNS OF WHAT IS GOING ON INSIDE THE BODY; INCLUDING PULSE, RESPIRATIONS, SKIN COLOR, TEMPERATURE AND CONDITION, CAPILLARY REFIL, PUPILS AND BLOOD PRESSURE.
VITAL SIGNS
60 TO 100 BEATS PER MINUTE
NORMAL PULSE RATE IN ADULTS
THE RHYTHM (REGULAR OR IRREGULAR; STRONG OR WEAK.
PULSE QUALITY
THE PULSE FELT AT THE WRIST
RADIAL
THE PULSE FELT IN THE UPPER ARM
BRACHIAL
THE PULSE FELT ALONG THE LARGE CARTOID ARTERY ON EITHER SIDE OF THE NECK.
CARTOID
THE ACT OF BREATHING IN AND OUT.
RESPIRATION
THE NUMBER OF BREATHS TAKEIN IN ONE MINUTE.
RESPIRATORY RATE
NORMAL OR ABNORMAL; (SHALLOW, LABORED OR NOISY) CHARACTER OF BREATHING.
RESPIRATORY QUALITY
THE REGULAR OR IRREGULAR SPACING OF BREATHS.
RESPIRATORY RHYTHM
THE BLACK CENTER OF THE EYE
PUPIL
GETS LARGER
DILATE
GETS SMALLER
CONSTRICT
IN THE PUPIL OF THE EYE; REACTING TO LIGHT BY CHANGING SIZE
REACTIVITY
THE FORCE OF BLOOD AGAINST THE WALLS OF THE BLOOD VESSELS.
BLOOD PRESSURE
THE PRESSURE CREATED WHEN THE HEART CONTRACTS AND FORCES BLOOD OUT INTO THE ARTERIES.
SYSTOIC PRESSURE
THE PRESSURE REMAINING IN THE ARTERIES WHEN THE LEFT VENTRICLE OF THE HEART IS RELAXED AND REFILLING.
DIASTOLIC PRESSURE
120/80
NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE RANGE FOR MOST ADULTS
THE CUFF AND GAUGE USED TO MEASURE BLOOS PRESSURE.
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
THE MAJOR ARTRY OF THE ARM.
BRACHIAL ARTERY
