BP
measurement of the pressure exerted by the blood on artery walls while the heart ventricles are not contracting (at rest); lower of the two pressures: the bottom number of the BP
What is diastolic pressure?
The peripheral pulse site that is used on a pt in cardiac arrest
What is the carotid?
evenly spaced respirations of normal depth, between the rate of 12 and 20 breaths per minute
What is eupnea?
Term meaning without a fever
What is afebrile?
Organisms that can live and multiple without oxygen.
What are anaerobic organisms?
measurement of the pressure exerted by the blood on the artery walls whole the heart ventricles are contracting; the highest of the two pressures; the top number of the BP.
What is systolic pressure?
Peripheral pulse used to measure pulse rate
What is the radial pulse?
Respirations cease or are absent
What is apnea?
Temperature below normal, below 95 degrees
Term for blood infection
What is septicemia?
amount of blood ejected from heart during 1 contraction
What is stroke volume?
Apical heart rate below 60
What is bradycardia?
Respiratory rate above 20/min
What is tachypnea?
Flushed, warm skin. Dry mucus membranes. Glassy eyes. Thirst. Headache. Restless, irritability. Lethargy, confusion. Seizure.
The practice of drawing blood samples.
What is phlebotomy?
volume of blood pumped from the heart in a full minute
What is cardiac output?
The difference between the apical and radial pulse when the radial pulse is slower than the apical pulse
What is pulse deficit?
An audible, high pitched crowing sound that results from partial obstruction of the airways.
What is stridor?
Extreme fever, commonly above 105 degrees.
What is pyrexia?
Organisms that live and grow in the presence of oxygen
What are aerobic organisms?
the systolic BP consistently over 140 mm Hg or the diastolic BP consistently over 90 mm Hg
What is hypertension?
Age
Emotions, stress and hormones
Medications
Exercise, rest
Body temperature
Disease
Increased intracranial pressure
Caffeine, nicotine
Normal oxygen saturation level
What is 96%-100%?
Difficulty breathing while ambulating or doing activity…
What is exertional dyspnea?
junctions at which veins join other veins and arteries join arteries
What are anastomoses?