NUR42 Q#2 Vital signs vocabulary

The heat transmitted between two objects.

Heat that travel though an object. Direct contact is needed.

Heat produced through movement

The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state

Diaphoresis is excessive sweating commonly associated with shock and other medical emergency conditions

Fever (also known as pyrexia or controlled hyperthermia) is a common medical sign characterized by an elevation of temperature above the normal range of due to an increase in the body temperature regulatory set-point. frequently a symptom of infection

Having no fever. Normal human body temperature, also known as normothermia or euthermia

• any substance characterized by its great flammability
• pyrogen - any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature

abnormally high body temperature

subnormal body temperature

happens when a person's core body temperature rises above 40.5°C and the body's internal systems start to shut down. The body loses its ability to cool itself. Severe headache, high fever, and hot, dry skin may result. In severe cases, a person with heat stroke may collapse or go into a coma.

a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

abnormally slow heartbeat. The normal rate is 60 to 100 beats per minute

abnormally rapid heartbeat (over 100 beats per minute)

recurring at regular intervals

capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects. The property of being physically or mentally strong

the series of waves of arterial pressure caused by left ventricular systoles as measured in the limbs.

the heartbeat as heard with a stethoscope placed on the chest wall adjacent to the apex of the heart

The apex beat, also called the point of maximum impulse (PMI), is the furthermost point outwards (laterally) and downwards (inferiorly) from the sternum at which the cardiac impulse can be felt

the difference between the heart rate and the pulse rate in atrial fibrillation.

Rapid Breathing

Slow Breathing

Normal Breathing

Without Breathing

reduction in amount of air entering pulmonary alveoli. Reduced or deficient ventilation of the lungs, resulting in reduced aeration of blood in the lungs and an increased level of carbon dioxide in the blood

A abnormal respiratory pattern characteized by rapid, deep breathing, often seen in patients with metabolic acidosis. Characteristic of diabetic ketoacidosis.

An abnormal type of breathing seen especially in comatose patients, characterized by alternating periods of shallow and deep breathing.

A pulse oximeter is a medical device that indirectly measures the oxygen saturation of a patient's blood (as opposed to measuring oxygen saturation directly through a blood sample) and changes in blood volume in the skin, producing a photoplethysmograph