Ch.12/13 key terms
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| Apical pulse | Heart beat as measured w/ the bell or disk of the stethoscope placed over the apex of the heart; represents the actual beating of the heart |
| Auscultate | To listen for sound within the body to evaluate the condition of the heart, lungs, pleura, intestines, or other organs or to detect fetal heart sounds |
| Blood pressure | Pressure exerted by the circulating volume of blood on the arterial walls, veins, and chambers of the heart |
| Bradycardia | Slow cardiac rhythm characterized by a pulsp of fewer than 60 beats per minute |
| Bradypnea | A slow respiratory rate ot tewer than 12 breaths per minute |
| Cheyne-Stokes respirations | An abnormal pattern of respiration characterized by alternating periods of apnea and deep, rapid breathing |
| Diastolic | The second number recorded in the blood pressure reading; represents the minimum level of blood pressure measured between the contractions of the heart |
| Dyspnea | Shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing |
| Dysrhythmia | Any disturbance or abnormality in a normal rhythmic pattern, specifically irregularity in the normal rhythm of the heart |
| Febrile | Body temperature above normal |
| Hypertension | Occurs when the elevated blood pressure is Above normal |
| Hyperthermia | Condition of abnormally high body temperature |
| Hypotension | Occurs when the blood pressure is below normal |
| Hypothermia | Condition of abnormally low body temperature |
| Korotkoff sounds | Sounds heard while measuring blood pressure when using a sphygmomanometer and stethoscope |
| Orthostatic hypotension | Passage of water across a selectively permeable membrane; the water moves rom a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated solution |
| Oxygen saturation | Measurement of how much oxygen has combined with hemoglobin in the red blood cell |
| Pulse | Arhythmic beating or vibrating movement; regular recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by Waves or pressure caused by the ejection of blood from the left ventricle of the heart as it contracts |
| Pulse deficit | A condition that exists when the radial pulse rate is less than the ventricular rate as auscultated at the apex of the heart |
| Pulse oximeter | Device used to measure the oxvgen saturation |
| Pulse pressure | Difference between the systolic and diastolic blood pressures, usually 30 to 40 mm Hg |
| Respiration | The taking in of oxygen, its use in the tissues and the giving off of carbon dioxide; the act of breathing (Le., inhaling and exhaling) |
| Sphygmomanometer | Device for measuring arterial blood Pressure |
| Stethoscope | Instrument placed against patient's body to hear heart, lung or bowel sounds |
| Systolic | The number or reading that represents ventricles contracting forcing blood into the aorta and pulmonary arteries. In blood pressure readings, it is the higher of the two readings |
| Tachycardia | An abnormal condition in which the myocardium contracts regularly but at a rate greater than 100 bpm |
| Tachypnea | An abnormally rapid rate of breathing |
| Temperature | Relative measure of sensible heat or cold |
| Tympanic | Membranous eardrum |
| Vital signs | Measurement of temperature polls respiration and blood pressure |
| Acute | Having a short and relatively severe course a disease process characterized by a relatively short duration of sign and symptoms that are usually severe and begin abruptly |
| Anorexia | A psychoneurotic disorder characterized by a prolong refusal to eat self imposed starvation |
| Assessment | Evaluation or appraisal of a condition includes observing gathering verifying and communicating pertinent data,usually information about the patient |
| Auscultation | To listen for sound within the body to elevate the condition of the heart lungs pleura intestines or other organs or to detect fatal heart sounds |
| Borborygmi | Loud gurgling sounds that a company increased mobility of the bowel |
| Bruits | Abnormal swishing sound heard over organs glands and arteries |
| Chronic | Negatively charged extracellular anion; a salt of hydrochloric acid |
| Crackles | Short, discrete, interrupted crackling or bubbling adventitious breath sounds heard on auscultation of the chest, most commonly upon inspiration. |
| Disease | Any disturbance of structure or function of the body A pathologic condition of the body |
| Drainage | Free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a wound or cavity by some sort of system such as a urinary catheter or T-tube |
| Dullness | Low-pitched thudlike sound upon percussion of the Body |
| Edema | Abnormal accumulation of fluids in interstitial spaces or tissue; a combining form mearing swelling. |
| Erythema | Redness or inflammation of the skin or mucous membranes resulting from dilation and congestion of superficial capillaries |
| Etiology | The study of all factors that may be involved in the development of a disease the cause of disease |
| Exudate | Fluid, cells, or other substances that have been slowly exuded or discharged from body cells or blood Best stores through small pores or breaks in cell membrane |
| Flatness | Soft, high-pitched, flat sounds produced by performing percussion over tissue such as muscle tissue |
| Focused assessment | Concentration of attention on the part of the body where signs and symptoms are localized or most active in order to determine their significance |
| Functional disease | May be manifested as an organic disease, but careful examination fails to reveal evidence of structural or physiologic abnormalities |
| Infection | Caused by an invasion of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, Or parasites that produce tissue damage |
| Inflammation | Protective response of bod tissues to irritation, injury, or invasion by disease-producing organisms. The cardinal signs include erythema, edema, heat, and loss of Function |
| Inspection | Visual examination of the external surface of the bodv and of its movements and posture, including observation of moods and all responses and nonverbal behaviors. |
| Level of consciousness (LOC) | Person(name)=alert x1 Place(were are you)=alert x2 Time(what time is it)=alert x3 Situation(why are you here)=alert x4 |
| Neoplastic | Any abnormal grow of new tissue, benign Or malignant |
| Nursing health history | Data collected about the patients level wellness, changes in life patterns, Sociocultural role, and Mental and emotional reactions to illness |
| Nursing physical assessment | Identification by a nurse of the needs, preferences, and abilities of patient |
| Objective data | Of or pertaining to a clinical finding that is observed, palpated, or ausculated |
| Organic disease | Results in a structural change in an organ that interferes with its functioning. |
| Palpation | A technique used in physical examination in which the examiner feels the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain parts of the body with the hands |
| Percussion | Using fingertips to tap the body's surface to produce vibration and sound |
| Pruritus | The symptoms of itching; an uncomfortable sensation leading to the urge to scratch; scratching often leads to secondary infection. |
| Purulent | Producing or containing pus |
| Remission | A partial or complete disappearance of clinical and subjective characteristics of the disease has occurred |
| Signs | An objective finding as perceived by the examiner |
| Subjective data | Symptoms; verbal statements provided by the patient |
| Symptoms | Subjective indication of a disease or a change in condition as perceived by the patient. |
| Thrill | Fine vibration sensation along the artery, Which is palpated by the examiner |
| Turgor | The normal resiliency of the skin caused by the outward pressure of the cells and interstitial fluid |
| Tympany | A high-pitched drumlike sound produced by preforming percussion over a hallow organ such as the stomach |
| Wheezes | Adventitious breath sounds that have a whistling or sighing sound resulting from narrowing of the lumen of a respiratory passageway |