Vital Signs
Terms
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- Tachycardia
- An abnormal fast heart rate ( more than 100 beats per minute).
- Afebrile
- Without fever, the body temperature is normal.
- Mensuration
- The process of measuring the patient.
- Sphygmomanometer
- An instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure.
- Hyperpnea
- An abnormal increase in the rate and depth of respiration.
- Hypotension
- Low blood pressure.
- Systolic pressure
- The point of maximum pressure on the arterial wall, which is recorded during systolic.
- Hyperpyrexia
- An extremely high fever.
- Bradycardia
- An abnormal slow heart rate (fewer than 60 beats per minute).
- Dysrhythmia
- An irregular heart rhythm; also termed arrhythmia.
- Hypertension
- High blood pressure.
- Antecubital space
- The surface of the arm in front of the elbow.
- Inhalation
- The act of breathing in.
- Bradypnea
- An abnormal decrease in the respiratory rate of fewer than 10 respirations per minute.
- Tachypnea
- Am abnormal increase in the respiratory rate of more than 20 respirations per minute.
- Diastolic pressure
- The point of lesser pressure on the arterial wall, which is recorded during diastole.
- Stethoscope
- An instrument for amplifying and hearing sounds produced by the body.
- Dyspnea
- Shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing.
- Exhalation
- The act of breathing out.