NUR 134 Vital Signs Questions And Answers With Verified Study Solutions

apnea - Answer-absence of breathing bell - Answer-(of stethoscope) hollowed, upright, curved portion used to auscultate low-pitched sounds, such as murmurs blood pressure - Answer-force of blood against arterial walls bradypnea - Answer-abnormally slow rate of breathing diaphragm - Answer-(of stethoscope) large, flat disk on the stethoscope used to auscultate high-pitched sounds, such as respiratory sounds diastolic pressure - Answer-least amount of pressure exerted on arterial walls, which occurs when the heart is at rest between ventricular contractions expiration - Answer-act of breathing out; synonym is exhalation febrile - Answer-a condition in which the body temperature is elevated hypertension - Answer-blood pressure elevated above the upper limit of normal hypotension - Answer-blood pressure below the lower limit of normal hypothermia - Answer-body temperature below the lower limit of normal inspiration - Answer-act of breathing in; synonym is inhalationKorotkoff sounds - Answer-series of sounds that correspond to changes in blood flow through an artery as pressure is released orthopnea - Answer-a condition in which people with dyspnea can often breath more easily in an upright position orthostatic hypotension - Answer-temporary fall in blood pressure associated with assuming an upright position; synonym for postural hypotension pulse (peripheral) - Answer-a throbbing sensation that can be palpated (felt) over a peripheral artery, such as the radial artery or the carotid artery pulse pressure - Answer-the difference between the systolic and diastolic blood pressures respiration - Answer-act of breathing and using oxygen in body cells systolic pressure - Answer-highest point of pressure on arterial walls when the ventricles contract tachypnea - Answer-abnormally rapid rate of breathing temperature - Answer-the difference between the amount of heat produced by the body and the amount of heat lost to the environment measured in dg vital signs - Answer-indicators of physiologic functioning; body temperature, pulse, respiratory rates, and blood pressure TPR - Answer-temperature, pulse, respiration Normal temperature - Answer-97.0-99.5 normal pulse - Answer-60-100Normal Respiration - Answer-12-20 Normal systolic pressure - Answer-100-120 Normal diastolic pressure - Answer-60-80 Prehypertension - Answer-120-139/80-89 Stage I Hypertension - Answer-140-159/90-99 Stage II Hypertension - Answer-160+/100+