| A | B |
|---|
| Inspection | The process of informed observation |
| palpation | using your sense of touch to gather information |
| Percussion | the production of sound waves by striking one object against another |
| Auscultation | listening for sounds produced by the body |
| Pulse rate | number of pulses felt in 1 minute |
| pulse rhythm | pattern and equality of intervals between beats |
| pulse quality | strength which can be weak, thready, strong or bounding |
| respiration | the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs and at the cellular level |
| tachypnea | rapid breathing |
| bradypnea | slow breathing |
| respiratory effort | how hard the patient works to breathe |
| tidal volume | the amount of air one breath moves in and out of the lungs |
| blood pressure | force of blood against the arteries when the heart contracts and relaxes |
| systolic blood pressure | force of blood against the arteries when the ventricles contract |
| diastolic blood pressure | force of blood against the arteries when the ventricles relax |
