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71 Cards in this Set
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Afebrile
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A client who does not have a fever
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Apical pulse
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A central pulse
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Apical-radial pulse
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Normally identical
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Apnea
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Absence of breathing
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Arrhythmia
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Pulse with an irregular rhythm
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Arterial blood pressure
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Measure of the pressure exerted by the blood as it flows through the arteries
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Arteriosclerosis
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Loss of elastic and muscular tissues in the arteries
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Auscultatory gap
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Temporary disappearance of sounds normally heard over the brachial artery when the cuff pressure is high followed by the reappearance of the sounds at a lower level
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Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
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Rate of energy utilization in the body required to maintain essential activities such as breathing
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Body temperature
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Reflects the balance between heat produced and heat lost from the body
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Bradycardia
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A heart rate in an adult less than 60 BPM
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Bradypnea
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Abnormally slow respirations
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Cardiac output
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Volume of blood pumped into the arteries by the heart
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Compliance
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The ability of arteries to contract and expand
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Conduction
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The transfer of heat from one molecule to a molecule of lower temperature
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Constant fever
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Body temperature fluctuates minimally, but always remains above normal
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Convection
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Dispersion of heat by air currents
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core temperature
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Temperature of the deep tissues of the body
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Costal (thoracic) breathing
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Involves the external intercostal muscles
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Diaphragmatic (abdominal) breathing
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Observed by the movement oft he abdomen with contraction and downward movement with breathing
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Diastolic pressure
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Pressure when the ventricles are at rest
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Dysrhythmia
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Arrhythmia
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Exhalation
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Breathing out
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Expiration
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Exhalation
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Febrile
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Client who has a fever
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Fever
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A body temperature above the usual range
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Fever Spike
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A temperature that rises to fever level rapidly following a normal temperature, then returns to normal within a few hours.
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Heat balance
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When the amount of heat produced by the body equals the amount of heat lost
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Heat exhaustion
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A result of excessive heat and dehydration and includes a moderately increased temperature
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Heat stroke
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Signs may include high temperature, warm, dry flushed skin, delirium
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Hematocrit
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Proportion of red blood cells to blood plasma
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Hyperprexia
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A very high fever
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Hypertension
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Blood pressure persistently above normal
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Hyperthermia
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Fever
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Hyperventilation
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Very deep, rapid respirations
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Hypotension
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A blood pressure that is below normal
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Hypothermia
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A core body temperature below the lower limit of normal
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Hypoventilation
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Very shallow respirations
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Inhalation
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Inspiration
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Insensible heat loss
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Continuous heat loss through the respiratory tract and skin
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Insensible water loss
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Continuous and unnoticed water loss through the respiratory tract and skin
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Inspiration
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Intake of air into the lungs
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Intermittent fever
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A body temperature alternates at regular intervals between periods of fever and periods of normal or subnormal temperatures
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Korotkoff's sounds
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Sounds heard when taking a blood pressure using a stethescope
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Orthostatic hypotension
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A blood pressure that falls when the client sits or stands
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Oxygen saturation (S(sub) a O(sub) 2) (SaO2)
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The percent of all hemoglobin binding sites that are occupied by oxygen
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Peripheral pulse
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A pulse located away from the heart
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Point of maximal impulse (PMI)
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Apical pulse
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Pulse
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A wave of blood created by contraction of the left ventricle of the heart
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Pulse deficit
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Any discrepancy between the apical and radial pulses
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Pressure oximeter
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A noninvasive device that estimates a client's arterial blood oxygen saturation
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Pulse pressure
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The difference between the diastolic and systolic pressures
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Pulse rhythm
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Pattern of the beats and intervals between the beats
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Pulse volume
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Force of blood with each beat
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Pyrexia
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Hypothermia or fever
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Radiation
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Transfer of heat from the surface of one object to the surface of another without contact between the two objects
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Relapsing fever
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Short febrile periods of a few days that are interspersed with periods of 1-2 days of normal temperature.
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Remittent Fever
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A wide range of temperature fluctuations occurs over the 24-hour period, all of which are above normal
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Respiration
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The act of breathing
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Respiratory character
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The aspects to those aspects of breathing that are different from normal, effortless breathing
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Respiratory quality
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Respiratory character
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Respiratory rhythm
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Regularity of the expirations and inspirations
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Sphygmomanometer
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Indicates the pressure of the air within the bladder
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Surface temperature
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Temperature of the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and faat
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Systolic Pressure
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The pressure of the blood as a result of the contraction of the ventricles
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Tachycardia
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Excessively fast heart beat
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Tachypnea
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Abnormally fast respiration
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Tidal Volume
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The normal volume of air taken in with respiration
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Vaporization
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Continuous evaporation of moisture from the respiratory tract and from mucosa of mouth and skin
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Ventilation
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The movement of air in and out of the lungs
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Vital signs
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Body temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, pain
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