Vital Signs/Lab Values
Medical Terminology
100

What is a normal resting heart rate in a healthy adult?

60-100 beats per minute

100

What is the medical term for high blood pressure?

Hypertension

200

A blood pressure of 85/49 is considered _____. 

Hypotension

200

What is the term for an absence of breathing?

Apnea

300

What is the hallmark Hemoglobin A1C level/percentage that indicates diabetes?

Greater than or equal to 6.5%

300

What is the medical term for a nosebleed?

Epistaxis

400

What is the medical term for "before birth"?

Antepartum

500

What is a normal WBC (white blood cell) count? 

4,500 - 11,000 cells per microliter

500

What is the medical term for protruding eyes?

Proptosis/Exophthamos