Htec 90G Basic Patient Care Chapter 4 - Second 29

Front 1

Alveolus

Back 1

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

Front 2

apnea

Back 2

the temporary cessation of breathing

Front 3

bradypnea

Back 3

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

Front 4

cyanosis

Back 4

a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes first observed in the nailbeds and lips

Front 5

dyspnea

Back 5

shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing

Front 6

eupnea

Back 6

normal respiration

Front 7

exhalation

Back 7

the act of breathing out

Front 8

hyperpnea

Back 8

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

Front 9

hyperventilation

Back 9

an abnormally fast and deep type of breathing usually associated with acute anxiety conditions

Front 10

hypopnea

Back 10

an abnormal decrease in the rate and depth of respiration

Front 11

hypoxemia

Back 11

a decrease in the oxygen saturation of the blood; may lead to hypoxia

Front 12

hypoxia

Back 12

a reduction in the oxygen supply to the tissues of the body

Front 13

inhalation

Back 13

the act of breathing in

Front 14

orthopnea

Back 14

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

Front 15

pulse oximeter

Back 15

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

Front 16

pulse oximetry

Back 16

the use of a pulse oximeter to measure the oxygen saturation of arterial blood

Front 17

Sao2

Back 17

Abbreviation for the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen in arterial blood

Front 18

Spo2

Back 18

Abbreviation for the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen in arterial blood as measured by a pulse oximeter

Front 19

tachypnea

Back 19

An abnormal increase in the rate and depth of respiration

Front 20

diastole

Back 20

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

Front 21

diastolic pressure

Back 21

the point of lesser pressure on the arterial walls

Front 22

hypertension

Back 22

high blood pressure

Front 23

hypotension

Back 23

low blood pressure

Front 24

meniscus

Back 24

the curved surface on a column of liquid in a tube

Front 25

pulse pressure

Back 25

the diffeence between the systolic and diastolic pressures

Front 26

sphygmomanometer

Back 26

an instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure

Front 27

stethoscope

Back 27

an instrument for amplifying and hearing sounds produced by the body

Front 28

systole

Back 28

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

Front 29

systolic pressure

Back 29

the point of maximum pressure on the arterial walls