Vital+signs+vocabulary

10.Capillary refill- The rate at which blood refills empty capillaries 11.Cardic arrest- Sudden stopping of heart action 12.Carotid pulse- Felt along the long carotid artery on either side of neck 13.Clinical Thermometers- May be used to record temp. 14.Constrict- To get Smaller 15.Cyanosis- Dusky, bluish discoloration of skin, lips and or nail beds. As a result of decreased oxygen and increased carbon dioxide in the blood stream 16.Drostolic blood pressure-pressure remaining in the arteries during ventricular relaxation 17.Dilate- Get bigger 18.Dyspnea- Difficult or labored breathing 19.Electronic Thermometer- type of thermometer registers the temp. on a viewer in a few seconds 20.Fever- elevated body temp., usually above 101 degrees 21.Height- Measurement of the length of the human body, from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head 22.Homeostasis- Ideal health state in the human body 23.Hypertension-High blood pressure 24.Hyperthermia- Occurs when the body temp. exceeds 104 degrees, measured recently 25.Hypotension- Low blood pressure
 * 1) Apical- pertaining to the apex or pointed end of the heart
 * 2) Apical pulse- pulse taken with a stethoscope and near the apex of the heart
 * 3) Arrhythmia- Irregular/abnormal rhythm, usually referring to the heart rhythm
 * 4) Apnea- Absence of respiration, temporary cessation of respirations
 * 5) Axilla- Armpit, the area of the body under the arm
 * 6) Auscultation - the act of listening for sounds of the body
 * 7) Blood pressure- pressure of circulating blood against the walls of the arteries
 * 8) Bradycardia- slow heart rate, usually below 60 beats per min.
 * 9) Bradypnea- slow respiratory rate, usually 10 respirations per min.

26.Hypothermia- low body temp,. Below 95 degrees 27.Oral temp.- taken in the mouth, usually most common/comfortable for taking temp 28.Palpation- Technique used to feel texture, size, consistency, and location of parts of the body with hands 29.Percussion- technique of tapping with the fingers to evaluate sixe, borders, and consistency of internal structures of the body 30.Pulse- pressure of blood felt against wall of an artery as the hear contracts/beats 31.Pulse deficit- difference between the rate of an apical pulse and rate of a radical pulse 32.Pulse pressure- Difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure 33.Pupil- black center of the eye 34.Radical pulse- pulse felt at wrist 35.Rate- number per minute, as with pulse and respiration counts 36.Reactivity- in the pupil of eye, reacting to light bye changing size 37.Rectal temp.- taken in the rectum and most accurate methods 38.Respiration- Process of taking oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide from lungs and respiration tract 39.Rhythm- referring to regularly; regular/irreagular 40.Sing-indication of patients condition that is objective, or can be observed by another person; can be seen, heard smelled or felt by medical practitioner 41.Sphygmomanometer- instrument calibrated for measuring blood pressure in millimeters 42.Symptom- Indication of a patients condition that cannot be observed by anyone. Felt and reported by patient 43.Stethoscope- instrument used for listening to internal body sounds 44.Systolic blood pressure- the pressure created in the arteries by the blood during ventricular contraction 45.Tachycardia- fast/rapid heart beat 46.Tachypnea-Respiratory rate above 25 respirations per minute 47.Temperature- the balance between heat lose and heat produced by body 48.Thermometer- instrument used to measure temperature 49.Tympanic Thermometers- are specialized electronic thermometers that record the aural temp in the ear 50.Vital Signs- outward signs of what is going on inside the body, including respiration; skin color, temp., and condition, pupils; and blood pressure