Albumin, protein - Answers presence, glycosuria or albuminuria, can indicate kidney disease
Ammonia - Answers old specimen odor of urine
Anuria - Answers no formation of urine
Apical Pulse - Answers pulse taken with a stethoscope at the apex of the heart
Apnea - Answers absence of respiration, usually a temporary period of no respirations
Aural - Answers temperature taken with a special tympanic thermometer that is placed in the ear or
auditory canal
Axillary - Answers temperature taken in the armpit, under the upper arm
Bilirubin - Answers presence, bilirubinuria, can indicate liver disease, hepatitis, or bile-duct obstruction
Blood pressure - Answers the force exerted by the blood against the arterial walls when the heart
contracts or relaxes
Bradycardia - Answers a pulse rate under 60 beats per minute
Character - Answers the depth and quality of respirations
Cheyne-Stokes - Answers abnormal breathing pattern characterized by periods of apnea; frequently
noted in the dying patient
Diastolic - Answers the constant pressure in the walls of the arteries when the left ventricle of the heart
is at rest, or between contractions
Dorsal recumbent - Answers exam position similar to the lithotomy position, but the patient is in bed or
on a table without stirrups
Dyspnea - Answers difficult or labored breathing
Fever - Answers an elevated body temperature, usually above 101 degrees Fahrenheit
Fowler's - Answers exam position used o facilitate breathing, relieve distress, encourage drainage, and
examine the head, neck, and chest
Hematuria - Answers blood in the urine
Homeostasis - Answers constant state of fluid balance
Horizontal recumbent - Answers exam position used for examination or treatment of the front, or
anterior, part of the body