WEEK 4 - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

Question 1

Eupnoea

Answer 1

Normal Rate and Depth Respiration

Question 2

Bradypnoea

Answer 2

Slow breathing rate

Question 3

Tachypnoea

Answer 3

Rapid/fast breathing rate

Question 4

Apnoea

Answer 4

No rate

Question 5

Hyperventilation

Answer 5

Very deep, rapid respirations

Question 6

Hypoventilation

Answer 6

Very shallow respirations

Question 7

Cheyne

Answer 7

Stroke breathing - Waxing and waning of respirations, from very deep to very shallow breathing and temporary apnoea

Question 8

Dsypnoea

Answer 8

Difficulty in breathing

Question 9

Orthopnoea

Answer 9

Ability to breathe only in upright position

Question 10

Stridor

Answer 10

A shrill, harsh sound heard during inspiration

Question 11

Wheeze

Answer 11

Continous, high pitched musical squeak or whistling sound

Question 12

Bradycardia

Answer 12

Heart below 60 bpm

Question 13

Tachycardia

Answer 13

Excessively fast heart rate, over 100bpm

Question 14

Arrhythmia or Dysrhythmia

Answer 14

Pulse with irregular rhythm

Question 15

Pyrexia/Fever

Answer 15

Body temp above the usual range

Question 16

Febrile

Answer 16

A person who has pyrexia

Question 17

Afebrile

Answer 17

A person who has normal temp

Question 18

Hypothermia

Answer 18

Body temp below 35 C

Question 19

Fully conscious

Answer 19

Awake, alert and oriented to person, place and time

Question 20

Coma, light, deep

Answer 20

Differentiation is based on motor response to painful stimuli

Question 21

Vasodilation

Answer 21

Arterioles dilate (enlarge) so more blood enters skin capillaries and heat is lost

Question 22

Vasoconstriction

Answer 22

Arterioles get smaller to reduce blood going to skin; keeping core warm

Question 23

Sweating

Answer 23

Sudorific glands secrete sweat which removes heat when water changes state

Question 24

Shivering

Answer 24

Rap contraction and relaxing of skeletal muscles. Heat produces by respiration

Question 25

Pilorelaxation

Answer 25

This means the hairs flatten

Question 26

Piloerection

Answer 26

Hairs on skin stand up

Question 27

Stretching Out

Answer 27

By opening up,, the body was a larger surface area

Question 28

Curling Up

Answer 28

Making yourself smaller = smaller surface area