Vital+signs+vocab.

Vital signs


 * 1) Apical- pertaining to the apex or the pointed end of the heart.
 * 2) Apical pulse- pulse taken with a stethoscope and near the apex of the heart.
 * 3) Apnea- absence of the respirations; temporary cessation of the respirations.
 * 4) Arrhythmia- Irregular or abnormal rhythm, usually referring to the heart rhythm.
 * 5) Axilla- Armpit, the area under the arm.
 * 6) Auscultation- the act of listening for sounds within the body.
 * 7) Blood pressure- of circulating blood against the walls of the arteries.
 * 8) Bradycardia- slow heart rate, usually below 60 beats a minute.
 * 9) Bradypnea- Low respiratory rate, usually below 10 respirations an minute.
 * 10) Capillary Refill- is the rate at which blood refills empty capillaries. It can be measured by holding a hand higher then the heart level (prevents venous reflux), pressing a fingernail until it turns white, and taking note of the time needed for color to return once the nail is released.
 * 11) Cardiac Arrest- Sudden stopping of the heart action.
 * 12) Carotid Pulse- felt along the long the carotid artery on either side of the neck.
 * 13) Clinical Thermometers- May be used to record temperatures.
 * 14) Constrict- To get smaller.
 * 15) Cynosis- A dusky, blush discoloration of the skin, lips, and/or nail beds as a result of decreased oxygen and an increase in carbon dioxide in the blood stream.
 * 16) Diastolic Blood Pressure- The pressure of remaining the arteries during the ventricular relation.
 * 17) Dilate- To get larger.
 * 18) Dyspnea- Difficult or labored breathing.
 * 19) Electronic Thermometers- this type of thermometer registers the temperature on a viewer in seconds.
 * 20) Fever- elevated body temperature, usually above 101 degrees F, recatally.
 * 21) Height- of the human body, from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head, when standing erect.
 * 22) Homeostatsis- is the ideal health state in the human body.
 * 23) Hypertension- high blood pressure.
 * 24) Hyperthermia- a high body temperature, above 95 degrees measured rectally.
 * 25) Hypotension- Low blood pressure.