Emergency Care 13th Edition Chapter 13 Flashcards
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| 6338870797 | auscultation | listening. A stethoscope is used to auscultate for characteristic sounds. |  | 0 |
| 6338870798 | blood pressure | the force of blood against the walls of the blood vessels. |  | 1 |
| 6338870799 | blood pressure monitor | a machine that automatically inflates a blood pressure cuff and measures blood pressure. |  | 2 |
| 6338870800 | brachial artery | the major artery of the arm. |  | 3 |
| 6338870801 | brachial pulse | the pulse felt in the upper arm. |  | 4 |
| 6338870802 | bradycardia | a slow pulse, any pulse rate below 60 beats per minute. | 5 | |
| 6338870803 | carotid pulse | the pulse felt along the large carotid artery on either side of the neck. |  | 6 |
| 6338870804 | constrict | get smaller |  | 7 |
| 6338870805 | diastolic blood pressure | the pressure remaining in the arteries when the left ventricle of the heart is relaxed and refilling. |  | 8 |
| 6338870806 | dilate | get larger |  | 9 |
| 6338870807 | oxygen saturation (SpO2) | the ratio of the amount of oxygen present in the blood to the amount that could be carried, expressed as a percentage. |  | 10 |
| 6338870808 | palpation | touching or feeling. A pulse or blood pressure may be palpated with the fingertips. |  | 11 |
| 6338870809 | pulse | the rhythmic beats felt as the heart pumps blood through the arteries. |  | 12 |
| 6338870810 | pulse oximeter | an electronic device for determining the amount of oxygen carried in the blood, known as the oxygen saturation or SpO2. |  | 13 |
| 6338870811 | pulse quality | the rhythm (regular or irregular) and force (strong or weak) of the pulse. |  | 14 |
| 6338870812 | pulse rate | the number of pulse beats per minute. | 15 | |
| 6338870813 | pupil | the black center of the eye. |  | 16 |
| 6338870814 | radial pulse | the pulse felt at the wrist. |  | 17 |
| 6338870815 | reactivity | in the pupils of the eyes, reacting to light by changing size. | 18 | |
| 6338870816 | respiration | the act of breathing in and breathing out. |  | 19 |
| 6338870817 | respiratory quality | the normal or abnormal (shallow, labored, or noisy) character of breathing. | 20 | |
| 6338870818 | respiratory rate | the number of breaths taken in one minute. | 21 | |
| 6338870819 | respiratory rhythm | the regular or irregular spacing of breaths. | 22 | |
| 6338870820 | sphygmomanometer | the cuff and gauge used to measure blood pressure. |  | 23 |
| 6338870821 | systolic blood pressure | the pressure created when the heart contracts and forces blood out into the arteries. | | 24 |
| 6338870822 | tachycardia | a rapid pulse, any pulse rate over 100 beats per minute. | 25 | |
| 6338870823 | vital signs | outward signs of what is going on inside the body, including respiration, pulse, skin color, temperature, and condition (plus capillary refill in infants and children), pupils, and blood pressure. | 26 |