TPR
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 apical pulse | pulse taken over heart |
| apnea | no breathing |
| aural | pertaining to the ear |
| axillary | armpit |
| bradycardia | slow pulse |
| character | another word for the quality of something |
| Cheyne-Stokes | irregular respirations with periods of apnea |
| cyanosis | bluish color of skin or mucous membranes |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| fever | elevated temperature above 101 F |
| hypothermia | low body temperature |
| pulse deficit | the difference between the apical and radial pulses |
| pyrexia | fever |
| rale | crackling sound that indicates fluid in the lungs |
| rectal | temperature taken in the anus |
| tachycardia | fast pulse |
| tachypnea | fast breathing |
| wheezing | high pitched whistling heard over the lungs |
| tympanic | pertaining to eardrum. Method of taking a temperature |
| accelerated | faster than normal |
| expiration | breathing out or exhaling |
| inspiration | breathing in or inhaling |
| pulse | pressure of blood felt against the wall of an artery as the heart contracts and relaxes |
| radial pulse | pulse measured at the artery near the thumb side of the wrist |
| rate | number per minute |
| respiration | the process oftaking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide |
| rhythm | regularity |
| stertorous | Deep snoring sound which occurs with inspiration |
| stethoscope | instrument used for listening to internal body sounds |
| symmetry | balance, correspondence of parts |
| volume | fullness or depth of pulse or respirations |
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