| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Abrasion | An area of the body surface denuded of skin or mucous membrane by some unusual or abnormal mechanical process |
| Decubitis ulcer | An area of inflamed and dead tissue caused by prolonged pressure; often found when patients are allowed to lie in one position for too long a period of time on a bed or hard surface |
| Lordotic | Curve of the cercival and lumbar spine |
| Kyphotic | Curve of the thoracic and sacral spine |
| Lateral | Pertaining to a side |
| Prone | Lying face down |
| Supine | Lying face up |
| Recumbent | Lying down in any position |
| Fowler's | Patients' upper body is elevated |
| Trendelenburg | Patients' head is lower than feet |
| Normal Blood Pressure | Between 95 and 119 mm Hg for systole and 60 to 79 mm Hg for diastole |
| Prehypertension | Between 120 to 139 mm Hg for systole and 80-89 mm Hg for diastole |
| Sphygmomanometer | Device for determining liquid pressure; 3 types: aneroid, mercury, and electronic |
| Korotkoff sounds | The noises heard when taking a blood pressure reading, originated by blood passage causing vibrations in the walls of the blood vessel |
| Stethoscope | Instrument consisting of 4 parts that is used to detect sound waves created by arterial pulse |
| Thermoregulation | Physiological balance between heat produced in body and heat lost in an evironment; normal ranges: 98.6 F / 37 C |
| Pyrexia | Medical term for fever |
| Febrile | Person with fever |
| Pulse | Produced each time the left ventricle contracts and forces blood into the aorta and peripheral arteries; measures rate at which heart is beating |
| Tachycardia | Rapid heart/pulse; greater than 100 BPM |
| Bradycardia | Slow heart/pulse rate; less that 45 BPM |
| 1:4 | Ratio of respirations to heart beats |
| Dyspnea | Difficulty breathing |
| Tachypnea | Rapid breathing; greater than 20 breaths per min |
| Bradypnea | Slow breathing; less than 12 breaths per min |
| Hyperventilation | Condition occuring in axious, tense individual breathes too deeply and too often, creating a chemical imbalance in blood |
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