Vital Signs

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The normal body temperature range

Back 1

97 degrees to 99 degrees Fahrenheit with average being 98.6

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Adventitious sounds

Back 2

Abnormal breathing sounds

Front 3

Afebrile

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Without fever, the body temperature is normal

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Alveolus

Back 4

A thin walled air sac of the lungs in which the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place

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Antecubital space

Back 5

The space located at the front of the elbow

Front 6

Antipyretic

Back 6

An agent that reduces fever

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Aorta

Back 7

The major trunk of the arterial system of the body. Aorta arises from the upper surface of the left ventricle

Front 8

Apnea

Back 8

The temporary cessation of breathing

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Axilla

Back 9

The armpit

Front 10

Bounding pulse

Back 10

A pulse with an increased volume that feels very strong and full

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Adventitious sounds

Back 11

Abnormal breathing sounds

Front 12

Afebrile

Back 12

Without fever normal body temperature

Front 13

Alveolus

Back 13

It's thin-walled air sacs of the lungs in which the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place

Front 14

Antecubital space

Back 14

The space located at the front of the elbow

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Antipyretic

Back 15

An agent that reduces fever

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Bradycardia

Back 16

An abnormally slow heart rate. Less than 60 beats per minute

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Bradypnea

Back 17

An abnormal decrease in the respiratory rate of less than 10 respirations per minute

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Celsius scale

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A temperature scale and which the freezing point of water is 0 and the boiling point of water is 100

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Conduction

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The transfer of energy such as fat from one object to another by direct contact

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Crisis

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A sudden fall of elevated blood temperature to normal

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Cyanosis

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A bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes

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Diastole

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The phase in the cardiac cycle in which the heart relaxes between contractions

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Diastolic pressure

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The point of lesser pressure on the arterial wall, which is recorded during diastole

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Dyspnea

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Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

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Dysrhythmia

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An irregular Rhythm also known as arrhythmia

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Eupnea

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Normal respiration. The rate is 16 to 20 respirations per minute, the rhythm is even and regular, and the depth is normal

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Exhalation

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The act of breathing out.

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Fahrenheit scale

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A temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 32 degrees and the boiling point of water is 212 degrees

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Febrile

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Pertaining to a fever

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Fever

Back 30

A body temperature that is above normal, pyrexia

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Frenulum linguae

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The midline fold that connects the undersurface of the tongue with the floor of the mouth

Hint 31

Tongue tied

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Hyperpnea

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An abnormal increase in the rate and depth of respiration

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Hyperpyrexia

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An extremely high fever

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure

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Hyperventilation

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An abnormally fast and deep type of breathing, usually associated with acute anxiety condition

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Hypopnea

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An abnormal decrease in the rate and depth of respiration

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Hypotension

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Low blood pressure

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Hypothermia

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A body temperature that is below normal

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Hypoxemia

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A decrease in the oxygen saturation of the blood, may lead to hypoxia

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Hypoxia

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A reduction in the oxygen supply to tissues of the body

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Inhalation

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The act of breathing in

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Intercoastal

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Between the ribs

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Korotkoff sounds

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Sounds heard during the measurement of blood pressure that are used to determine the systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings

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Malaise

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A vague sense of body discomfort, weakness, and fatigue that often Mark the onset of disease and continued through the course of the

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Manometer

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An instrument used for measuring pressure

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Meniscus

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The curved surface of a column of liquid in a tube

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Orthopnea

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The condition in which breathing is easier when an individual is sitting or standing position

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Pulse oximeter

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A computerized device consisting of a probe and a monitor used to measure the oxygen saturation of arterial blood

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Pulse oximetry

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The use of a pulse oximeter to measure the oxygen saturation of bun

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Pulse rhythm

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The time interval between Heartbeats

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Pulse volume

Back 51

The strength of the heartbeat

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Sphygmomanometer

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An instrument for measuring arterial pressure

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Systole

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The phase in the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles contract, sending blood out of the heart and into the aorta and pulmonary artery

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Systolic pressure

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The point of maximum pressure on the arterial walls which is recorded during systole

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Tachycardia

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An abnormally fast heart rate more than 100 beats per minute

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Tachypnea

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An abnormal increase in the respiratory rate of more than 20 respirations per minute

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Thready pulse

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A pulse with a decreased volume that feels weak and thin