Nursing Fundamentals Chapter 24

Front 1

Vital signs

Back 1

a persons temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure. Pain is often included as the 5th vital sign

Front 2

temperature

Back 2

the difference between the amount of heat produced by the body and the amount of heat lost to the environment measured in degrees

Front 3

hypothermia

Back 3

low body temperature

Front 4

hyperthermia

Back 4

high body temperature

Front 5

afebrile

Back 5

a person with normal body temperature

Front 6

fever(pyrexia)

Back 6

an increase above normal in body temperature

Front 7

febrile

Back 7

a person with a fever

Front 8

radiation

Back 8

the diffusion or dissemination of heat by electromagnetic waves

Front 9

convection

Back 9

the dissemination of heat by motion between areas of unequal density

Front 10

evaporation

Back 10

the conversion of a liquid to a vapor

Front 11

Conduction

Back 11

the transfer of heat to another object during direct contact

Front 12

pulse

Back 12

throbbing sensation that can be plated over peripheral artery

Front 13

tachycardia

Back 13

rapid heart rate

Front 14

bradycardia

Back 14

pulse rate below 60 in an adult

Front 15

pulse amplitude and quality

Back 15

pulse amplitude describes the quality of the purse in terms of its fullness and reflects the strength of left ventricular contraction.

Front 16

pulse rhythm

Back 16

pattern of the beats and the pauses between them

Front 17

ventilation

Back 17

(breathing) is the movement of gases in and out of the lungs

Front 18

inspiration

Back 18

(inhalation) is the act of breathing in

Front 19

expiration

Back 19

(exhalation) is the act of breathing out

Front 20

respiration

Back 20

involves ventilation, diffusion, and perfusion

Front 21

eupnea

Back 21

normal, unlabored breathing

Front 22

tachypnea

Back 22

an increased respiratory rate

Front 23

hyperventilation

Back 23

condition causing an increase in carbon dioxide and a decrease in oxygen in the blood increases the rate and depth of respirations

Front 24

bradypnea

Back 24

a decrease in respiratory rate

Front 25

apnea

Back 25

refers to periods during which there is no breathing

Front 26

dyspnea

Back 26

difficult or labored breathing

Front 27

orthopnea

Back 27

dyspneic people can often breathe more easily in an upright position, gravity lowers organs in the abdominal cavity away from the diaphragm

Front 28

systolic pressure

Back 28

highest pressure, created during ventricular contraction

Front 29

diastolic pressure

Back 29

when the heart rests between beats during ventricular diastole, the pressure drops. The lowest pressure present of arterial walls at this time.

Front 30

pulse pressure

Back 30

the difference between the systolic and diastolic pressure

Front 31

cardiac output

Back 31

stroke volume times heart rate, force of the blood

Front 32

stroke volume

Back 32

amount of blood

Front 33

peripheral resistance

Back 33

build up in vessels increases the pressure

Front 34

hypertension

Back 34

blood pressure sustained above normal, systolic above 140 mm Hg or higher and diastolic above 90 mm Hg or higher, greater in african americans

Front 35

hypotension

Back 35

below-normal pressure, systolic between 90-115

Front 36

orthostatic hypotension

Back 36

decrease is systolic blood pressure of 20 or diastolic of 10 within 3 minutes of standing when compared to blood pressure from the sitting or supine position.

Front 37

korotkoff sounds

Back 37

the series of sounds for which the nurse listens when assessing the blood pressure

Front 38

normal blood pressure

Back 38

120/80

Front 39

prehypertension

Back 39

120 to 139 or 80 to 89

Front 40

stage 1 high blood pressure

Back 40

140 to 159 or 90 to 99

Front 41

stage 2 high blood pressure

Back 41

greater than 160 or greater than 100