Word Parts
This prefex means "high"
Hyper
This is the common, "normal" body temperature
98.6
If a person's blood pressure is 85/55, we would call it this:
Hypotension
Axillary
This oxygen delivery device has prongs that release air directly into the nares (nostrils/nose)
Cannula
This prefix means "slow"
Brady
This is the normal range for heart rate/pulse
60-100
If a person's respiration rate was 24 breaths per minute, we would call it this:
Tachypnea
If a person has a weak right arm due to CVA, we would which arm to take a blood pressure:
Left arm
This is an important measurement for providers to know when figuring out medication dosage
Patient's weight
This root word has to do with the heart
Cardi
This is the normal rectal temperature
99.6
A blood pressure above 130/80 is called this:
Hypertension
Red
This is the term for "difficulty breathing"
Dyspnea
This prefix means "low"
Hypo
This is the range for normal blood pressure
90/60 - 129/79
If a person's heart rate is 50 beats per minute, we would call it this:
Bradycardia
This is the artery you would typically use for measuring pulse
Radial
This device removes all gasses except for oxygen from room air
Oxygen concentrator
This root word means "having to do with breath or lungs"
Pnea
This is the normal range for respiration rate
12-20
If a person's blood pressure is 180/120, we would call it this:
Hypertensive Crisis
This is the term for measuring the amount of oxygen in body tissues
Pulse Oxymetry
This is the term for when a patient has trouble breathing when laying down, but it gets better when they sit up
Orthopnea