| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ABSENCE OF A PULSE | ACROTISM |
| WITHOUT FEVER | AFEBRILE |
| ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; THE DISEASE CAUSED BY HIV | AIDS |
| ABSENCE OF OXYGEN | ANOXIA |
| THE PROCESS OF APPLYING SUBSTANCES THAT RENDER MICROORGANISMS HARMLESS | ANTISEPSIS |
| PULSE LOCATED AT THE FIFTH INTERCOSTAL SPACE, TO THE LEFT OF THE STERNUM, AT THE APEX (TIP) OF THE HEART | APICAL PULSE |
| A PERSON INFECTED WITH A PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM BUT WITH NO SYMPTOMS OF THE INFECTION | ASYMPTOMATIC CARRIER |
| TO LISTEN TO BODY SOUNDS (LUNGS, HEART, BOWELS, BLOOD PRESSURE) WITH A STETHOSCOPE | AUSCULTATION |
| A STEAM STERILIZER. MACHINE WHICH RENDERS ALL ITEMS STERILE | AUTOCLAVE |
| PERTAINING TO UNDER THE AXILLA | AXILLARY |
| MICROORGANISMS WITHI HUMAN BLOOD THAT CAN CAUSE DISEASE EX: HEPATITIS, HIV, SYPHILIS, MALARIA | BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS |
| PULSE LOCATED AT THE INNER ASPECT OF THE ANTECUBITAL FOSSA (INNER ELBOW) | BRACHIAL PULSE |
| SLOW HEART RATE, LESS THAN 60 BPM | BRADYCARDIA |
| SLOW BREATHING | BRADYPNEA |
| A PULSE WHICH IS HARD AND FEELS AS THOUGH THE PULSE IS COMING THROUGH THE SKIN | BUNDING PULSE |
| TO BALANCE | CALIBRATE |
| PERTAINING TO THE HEART, BLOOD, AND BLOOD VESSELS | CARDIOVASCULAR |
| PULSE LOCATED IN THE NECK | CAROTID PULSE |
| CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL; A UNITED STATES ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DETECTION AND CONTROL OF THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES | CDC |
| BREATHING PATTERN CHARACTERIZED BY SLOW, SHALLOW BREATHS WHICH INCREASE IN DEPTH AND FREQUENCY, FOLLOWED BY A SHORT PERIOD OF APNEA | CHEYNE STOKES |
| BLUISH DISCOLORATION OF SKIN AND/OR MUCOUS MEMBRANES DUE TO A LACK OF OXYGEN | CYANOSIS |
| PULSE LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE FOOT | DORSALIS PEDIS PULSE |
| ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; ORGANIZATION WHICH SERVES AS THE PUBLIC’S ADVOCATE FOR A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT | EPA |
| HYPERTENSION CAUSED BY AN UNKNOWN REASON | ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION |
| NORMAL BREATHING | EUPNEA |
| TO BREATHE OUT | EXHALATION |
| THE PROCESS OF EXHALATION | EXPIRATION |
| FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR PROTECTING THE PUBLIC FROM IMPURE AND UNSAFE FOOD, DRUGS, COSMETICS, AND OTHER POTENTIAL HAZARDS | FDA |
| PULSE LOCATED IN THE GROIN | FEMORAL PULSE |
| INFLAMMATION OF THE LIVER, CAUSED BY A VIRUS | HEPATITIS |
| HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS TYPE 1; THE VIRUSE THAT MAY LEAD TO AIDS | HIV-1 |
| INCREASED DEPTH AND RATE OF BREATHING | HYPERPNEA |
| EXCESSIVE DEEP AND FREQUENT BREATHING, USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH EMOTIONAL TENSION OR ANXIETY | HYPERVENTILATION |
| TO BREATHE IN | INHALATION |
| 70% ALCOHOL USED AS A SKIN DISINFECTANT/ANTISEPTIC; USED TO DISINFECT SOME INSTRUMENTS (THERMOMETERS) | ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL |
| FIVE PHASES OF SOUNDS HEARD WHEN TAKING A BLOOD PRESSURE | KOROTKOFF SOUNDS |
| TOXIC MATERIAL USED IN SOME MEASUREMENT DEVICES (THERMOMETERS, SPHYGMOMANOMETERS) | MERCURY |
| MICROORGANISM WHICH DOES NOT USUALLY CAUSE DISEASE | NON-PATHOGENIC |
| AN INFECTION ACQUIRED USUALLY WHILE A PATIENT IN THE HOSPITAL. USUALLY UNRELATED TO THE PATIENT’S PRIMARY CONDITION | NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION |
| OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION WHICH DEVELOPS AND MONITORS WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS | OSHA |
| DISEASE PRODUCING MICROORGANISM EX: VIRUS, BACTERIA | PATHOGENIC |
| PULSE LOCATED BEHIND THE KNEE | POPLITEAL PULSE |
| THE NUMBER OF BEATS IN ONE MINUTE | PULSE RATE |
| THAT REGULARITY OF THE TIME BETWEEN EACH HEART BEAT | PULSE RHYTHM |
| THE STRENGTH OF THE HEART BEAT | PULSE VOLUME |
| PULSE LOCATED AT THE INNER ASPECT OF THE WRIST (THUMB SIDE) | RADIAL PULSE |
| ABNORMAL CRACKLING SOUND WHICH OCCURS DURING BREATHING | RALES |
| ONE FULL INHALATION AND ONE FULL EXHALATION | RESPIRATION |
| ABNORMAL SOUNDS HEARD WHEN THE AIRWAY IS OBSTRUCTED, A WHEEZE | RHONCHI |
| HYPERTENSION CAUSED BY ANOTHER CONDITION EX: PRENATAL HYPERTENSION | SECONDARY HYPERTENSION |
| INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE BLOOD PRESSURE | SPHYGMOMANOMETER |
| A DEEP SNORING SOUND WHICH OCCURS WITH INSPIRATION | STERTOROUS |
| INSTRUMENT USED IN AUSCULTATION OF BODY SOUNDS | STETHOSCOPE |
| UNDER THE TONGUE | SUBLINGUAL |
| FAST HEART RATE, GREATER THAN 100 BPM | TACHYCARDIA |
| FAST BREATHING | TACHYPNEA |
| PULSE LOCATED AT THE TEMPLES | TEMPORAL PULSE |
| A PULSE WHICH IS SCARCELY PALPABLE; SMALL, FINE | THREADY PULSE |
| SET OF GUIDELINES USED TO PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION OF DISEASE EX: GLOVES, GOGGLES, BIOHAZARDOUS WASTE | UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS |
| WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; AN INTERNALTINOAL ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DETECTION AND CONTROL OF THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES | WHO |
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