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17 Cards in this Set
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afebrile
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- not feverish
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febrile
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- having or showing symptoms of fever
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Why is hyperthermia hotter than hypothermia?
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- body temperature elevated as result of body's inability to promote heat loss or reduce heat production
- overload of body's thermoregulatory mechanisms |
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Why is hypothermia such a loser when it has a heated debate with the body?
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- heat loss during prolonged exposure to cold overwhelms body's ability to produce heat
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What is excessive about hyperpyrexia?
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- excessive and unusual elevation of set body temperature
- greater than or equal to 41 degrees celsius |
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What is pulse? What does it indicate?
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- bound blood flow from the heart
- indicator of circulatory status |
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What is slow about bradycardia?
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- slow heart rate
- less than 60 beats per minute in adults |
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What is dangerous about apnea? Something comes to an end! What happens when it apnea persists?
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- respiration stops for several seconds
- persistent stopping results in respiratory arrest |
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What is slow about bradypnea? Wayne Brady is slow!
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- rate of breathing regular
- but abnormally slow - less than 12 breaths per minute |
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Cheyne-Stokes respiration
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What is normal about eupnea?
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- normal rate and depth of ventilation
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What is high about hyperventilation?
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- rate and depth of respirations increase
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What is low about hypoventilation?
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- respiratory rate abnormally low
- depth of ventilation may be depressed |
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What is fast about tachycardia?
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- abnormally fast heart rate
- more than 100 beats per minute in adults |
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diaphoresis
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arrhythmia
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What is pyrexia? What is the result when there is an excess in the mechanism?
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- aka fever
- heat-loss mechanisms unable to keep pace with excess heat production - result, body temperature rises to abnormal temperature - below 39 degrees celsius |
