| A | B |
|---|
| afebrile | temperature within normal limits |
| apnea | absence of respiration |
| bradycardia | heart rate below normal range |
| bradypnea | respiratory rate below normal range |
| cheyne-stokes | breathing pattern that has period of apnea followed by gradually increaing depth and frequency of respirations |
| dyspnea | labored or difficulty breathing |
| eupnea | breathing that is within normal ranged and not labored |
| exhalation | part of respiratory cycle when air is removed from the lungs |
| febrile | temperature that is elevated above the normal range |
| hypertension | blood pressure above normal range |
| hypotension | blood pressure below normal range |
| inhalation | part of the respiratory cycle when air enters the lungs |
| orthopnea | when patient has difficulty breathing unless in a sitting or standing position |
| orthostatic hypotension | rapid lowering of blood pressure as a result of changing positions |
| pulse deficit | rate of difference between a pulse point and an apical rate that are taken simultaneously |
| pulse points | specific sites on the body where arterial pulsations can be felt |
| respiration | the process of taking air into and removing air from the lungs |
| sphygmomanometer | an instrument that records the blood pressure |
| stethoscope | an instrument that amplifies sounds so they can be heard from within the body |
| tachycardia | heart rate that is above normal range |
| tachypnea | respiratory rate that is above normal range |
| vital signs | measuring the blood pressure, temperature, pulse and respiration to give some indication of how the body is functioning |
