Vital signs
1. Antipyretic
A substance or procedure that reduces fever
2. Apnea
Temporary or transient cessation of breathing
3. Ausculatory gap
The temporary disappearance of sounds, usually heard over the brachial artery, occurring when the cuff
pressure is high and gradually reduced, with the sounds heard again at a lower level of pressure
4. Axillary
A small, wing-tipped needle used to initiate intravenous access
5. Brachial Pulse
Beating or throbbing fel over the brachial artery, usually palpated in the antecubial space
, 6. Bradycardia
An abnormally slow pulse rate, usually fewer than 60 bpm in an adult
7. Bradypnea
An abnormally slow respiratory rate, usually fewer than 12 breaths per minute in an adult
8. Cardiac output
The amount of blood pumped into the arteries by the heart during one minute; the product of the heart
rate and the stroke volume
9. celsius
Relating to the internal thermometric scale on which 0 degrees is the freezing point and 100 degrees is
th boiling point; centigrade
10. Core tempurature
The amount of heat in the deep tissues and structures of the body, such as the liver
11. Diastolic pressure
The force exerted when the heart is at rest in between each beat; the lowest pressure exerted against
the arterial walls at all times
, 12. Dyspnea
The sensation of difficult or labored breathing
13. Eupnea
Normal respiration
14. Fahrenheit
Relating to the temperature scale on which 32 degrees is the freezing point and 212 degrees is the
boiling point
15. Fever
An elevated body tempurature
16. Hypertension
A common cardiovascular disorder, often with no symptoms, in which the blood exerts an abnormal
amount of force on the inside walls of the arteries persistently and blood pressure readings are
persistently above 120/80 mmHg
17. Hypotension
1. Antipyretic
A substance or procedure that reduces fever
2. Apnea
Temporary or transient cessation of breathing
3. Ausculatory gap
The temporary disappearance of sounds, usually heard over the brachial artery, occurring when the cuff
pressure is high and gradually reduced, with the sounds heard again at a lower level of pressure
4. Axillary
A small, wing-tipped needle used to initiate intravenous access
5. Brachial Pulse
Beating or throbbing fel over the brachial artery, usually palpated in the antecubial space
, 6. Bradycardia
An abnormally slow pulse rate, usually fewer than 60 bpm in an adult
7. Bradypnea
An abnormally slow respiratory rate, usually fewer than 12 breaths per minute in an adult
8. Cardiac output
The amount of blood pumped into the arteries by the heart during one minute; the product of the heart
rate and the stroke volume
9. celsius
Relating to the internal thermometric scale on which 0 degrees is the freezing point and 100 degrees is
th boiling point; centigrade
10. Core tempurature
The amount of heat in the deep tissues and structures of the body, such as the liver
11. Diastolic pressure
The force exerted when the heart is at rest in between each beat; the lowest pressure exerted against
the arterial walls at all times
, 12. Dyspnea
The sensation of difficult or labored breathing
13. Eupnea
Normal respiration
14. Fahrenheit
Relating to the temperature scale on which 32 degrees is the freezing point and 212 degrees is the
boiling point
15. Fever
An elevated body tempurature
16. Hypertension
A common cardiovascular disorder, often with no symptoms, in which the blood exerts an abnormal
amount of force on the inside walls of the arteries persistently and blood pressure readings are
persistently above 120/80 mmHg
17. Hypotension
