Vital Signs

Front 1

apnea

Back 1

absence of breathing

Front 2

arrhythmia

Back 2

irregular heartbeat

Front 3

bounding pulse

Back 3

full pulse

Front 4

bradycardia

Back 4

a slow heartbeat, pulse below 60 bpm

Front 5

bradypnea

Back 5

respirations that are regular in rhythm but slower than normal in rate

Front 6

cerumen

Back 6

earwax

Front 7

COPD

Back 7

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - a progressive and irreversible lung condition that results in diminished lung capacity

Front 8

diurnal rhythm

Back 8

patterns of activity or behavior that follow day / night cycles

Front 9

dyspnea

Back 9

difficult or painful breathing

Front 10

elastic pulse

Back 10

pulse with regular alterations of weak and strong beats without changes in cycle

Front 11

essential hypertension

Back 11

elevated blood pressure of unknown cause that develops for no apparent reason

Front 12

febrile

Back 12

fever

Front 13

homeostasis

Back 13

internal adaptation and change in response to environmental factors

Front 14

hyperlipidemia

Back 14

excess of fats (lipids) in the blood plasma

Front 15

hyperpnea

Back 15

increase in the depth of breathing

Front 16

hypertension

Back 16

high blood pressure - consistently above 140/90

Front 17

hyperventilation

Back 17

abnormally prolonged and deep breathing usually associated with acute anxiety or emotional tension

Front 18

hypotension

Back 18

blood pressure that is consistently below normal - 90/50

Front 19

intermittent pulse

Back 19

pulse in which the beats are occasionally skipped

Front 20

irregular pulse

Back 20

pulse that varies in force and frequency

Front 21

orthopnea

Back 21

individual must sit or stand to breathe comfortably

Front 22

orthostatic (postural) hypotension

Back 22

temp. fall in blood pressure when a person rapidly changes from a recumbent position to a standing position

Front 23

otitis externa

Back 23

inflammation or infection of the outer ear

Front 24

pulse deficit

Back 24

the radial pulse is less than the apical pulse

Front 25

pulse pressure

Back 25

difference between the systolic and diastolic blood pressures (40 is normal)

Front 26

rales

Back 26

crackling breath sounds during inspiration

Front 27

remittent fever

Back 27

fever in which temp fluctuates greatly but never falls to the normal level

Front 28

rhonchi

Back 28

abnormal rumbling sounds on expiration that indicate airway obstruction by thick secretions

Front 29

secondary hypertension

Back 29

elevated blood pressure resulting from another condition

Front 30

sinus arrhythmia

Back 30

irregular heartbeat

Front 31

spirometer

Back 31

insturment that measures the volume of inhaled and exhaled air

Front 32

stertorous

Back 32

strenuous respiratory effort that has a snoring sound

Front 33

syncope

Back 33

fainting

Front 34

tachycardia

Back 34

rapid but regular heart rate exceeding 100 bpm

Front 35

tachypnea

Back 35

respirations that are rapid and shallow

Front 36

thready pulse

Back 36

pulse that is scarcely perceptible

Front 37

unequal pulses

Back 37

pulses in which the beats vary in intensity

Front 38

vertigo

Back 38

dizziness