Prefixes
What is slow?
-itis
What is inflammation?
This word means around the heart
What is Pericardium?
What are veins?
60-100 beats per min represent a normal -
What is pulse or heart rate?
epi -
What is above?
-stenosis
What is narrowing?
This is the lowest part of the heart
What is the apex?
If you are an adult, you should do this 12-20 times per minute.
What is breathe?
Tachy -
What is fast?
-graphy
What is record or recording ?
These are cavities located at the bottom of the heart.
What are ventricles?
This word means decreased blood supply to a body part
What is ischemia?
A sphygmomanometer is used to measure what?
What is blood pressure?
Endo -
What is within or inside?
-stasis
This structure carries blood AWAY from the heart
What is an artery?
This word means an irregular heart rhythm
What is an arrhythmia?
This is known at the 5th vital sign -
What is pain?
Re -
What is back or again?
-ule
What is small?
ECG / EKG stands for
What is Electrocardiograph?
This term is the pressure exerted on the walls of the arteries by the circulating blood volume.
What is blood pressure?
Name 2 ways we can measure a patients temperature?
What is Oral, Rectal, or Axillary?