MA 700 Week 2 Exam – Questions With Definite
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Fever
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1 Afebrile 2 Sa02
3 Dyspnea 4 Febrile
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Terms in this set (66)
Afebrile Without fever
Febrile Fever
Malaise A vague sense of body discomfort, weakness, and
fatigue often making the onset of a disease and
continuing through the coarse of illness.
, Apnea The temporary cessation of breathing.
Cyanosis A bluish cast of the skin resulting from inadequate
oxgenation of the blood
Dyspnea Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Eupnea Normal respiration
Hyperpnea An abnormal increase in the rate and depth of
respiration.
Hyperventilation An abnormally fast and deep type of breathing
usually associated with acute anxiety conditions.
Hypopnea An abnormal decrease in the rate and depth of
respiration
Hypoxemia A decrease in oxygen saturation of the blood
Hypoxia A reduction in the oxygen supply to the tissues of the
body.
Orthopnea The condition in which breathing is easier when an
individual is in a sitting or standing position
Sa02 Abbreviation for the percentage of hemoglobin that
is saturated with oxygen in arterial blood.
Sp02 Percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with
oxygen in arterial blood as measured by a pulse
oximeter.
Diastole The phase in the cardiac cycle in which the heart
relaxes between contractions
diastolic pressure The point of lesser pressure on the arterial walls.
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Fever
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1 Afebrile 2 Sa02
3 Dyspnea 4 Febrile
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Terms in this set (66)
Afebrile Without fever
Febrile Fever
Malaise A vague sense of body discomfort, weakness, and
fatigue often making the onset of a disease and
continuing through the coarse of illness.
, Apnea The temporary cessation of breathing.
Cyanosis A bluish cast of the skin resulting from inadequate
oxgenation of the blood
Dyspnea Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Eupnea Normal respiration
Hyperpnea An abnormal increase in the rate and depth of
respiration.
Hyperventilation An abnormally fast and deep type of breathing
usually associated with acute anxiety conditions.
Hypopnea An abnormal decrease in the rate and depth of
respiration
Hypoxemia A decrease in oxygen saturation of the blood
Hypoxia A reduction in the oxygen supply to the tissues of the
body.
Orthopnea The condition in which breathing is easier when an
individual is in a sitting or standing position
Sa02 Abbreviation for the percentage of hemoglobin that
is saturated with oxygen in arterial blood.
Sp02 Percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with
oxygen in arterial blood as measured by a pulse
oximeter.
Diastole The phase in the cardiac cycle in which the heart
relaxes between contractions
diastolic pressure The point of lesser pressure on the arterial walls.
