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21 Cards in this Set
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Antecubital |
This inside fold of the arm, opposite the elbow |
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Axillary thermometer |
An instrument that is placed inside the armpit to measure temperature |
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Blood pressure |
The pressure of blood against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps and relaxes |
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Brachial artery |
A blood vessel located in the upper arm that can be felt at the antecubital space |
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Carotid artery |
A major blood vessel located in the neck, where the pulse can be felt under the jaw bone about halfway between the chin and the ear |
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Diastolic pressure |
The pressure of blood on the walls of the arteries as the heart relaxes and fills up with blood |
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Eelectrocardiogram |
A test that measures the patterns of electrical activity and determines whether the heart is beating regularly or irregularly |
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Femoral artery |
A major blood vessel in the thigh,where the pulse can be felt inside the crease between the groin and the inner thigh |
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Oral thermometer |
Instrument that is placed under the tongue to measure temperature |
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Palpate |
To examine by feeling with the fingers or the hands |
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Pulse |
Expansion and relaxation of the artery;also called pulsation |
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Pulse oximeter |
A device that attaches to the finger and measures the amount of oxygen in the blood; used for patients under anesthesia to monitor vital signs |
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Pulse Rate |
The number of pulsation measured per minute |
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Pulse rhythm |
The pattern of pulsation |
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Pulse volume |
The force of pulsations |
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Radial artery |
Blood vessel in the lower arm and hands, where the pulse can be felt on the inside of the wrist, below the bone by the thumb |
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Rectal thermometer |
Instrument placed inside the rectum to measure temperature |
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Respiration |
Movement of oxygen into and carbon dioxide out of the lungs |
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Respiratory depth |
Amount of oxygen inhaled and carbon dioxide exhaled |
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Respiratory rate |
Number of breaths per minute |
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Respiratory rhythm |
Pattern of breaths |
