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Clinical nursing hosa vocab with 100- correct answers(passed)
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Clinical nursinghosa vocab with
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Afebrile - answer : not marked by or having a fever
Antipyretic - answer an agent that reduces fever
Bradycardia - answer relatively slow heart action
Bradypnea - answer : abnormally slow breathing
Apical pulse - answer is a measure of cardiac function that is completed
by placing a stethoscope at the apex of the heart and counting for one
minute. It represents the opening and closing of the valves in the
heart.Jun 30, 2015
Axillary - answer Of or relating to the armpit
Core temperature - answer the temperature of the internal environment
of the body. This includes organs such as the heart and liver, and the
blood.
, Diastolic pressure - answer or the bottom number, is the pressure in the
arteries when the heart rests between beats. This is the time when the
heart fills with blood and gets oxygen.
Dyspnea - answer Difficult or labored breathing
Dysrhythmia - answer Irregular heart beat
Febrile - answer With fever
Fever - answer A temporary increase in average body temperature of
98.6 F (37 C).average body temperature of 98.6 F (37 C).
Heatstroke - answer a condition caused by your body overheating,
usually as a result of prolonged exposure to or physical exertion in high
temperatures.
Hypertension - answer High blood pressure
Hyperthermia - answer A dangerously overheated body high temperature
Hypotension - answer Low blood pressure less than 90/60
Hypothermia - answer A dangerously low body temperature 95°f or below
Orthopnea - answer Shortness of breath when lying flat
Orthostatic hypotension - answer as a decrease in systolic blood pressure
of 20 mm Hg or a decrease in diastolic blood pressure of 10 mm Hg within
three minutes of standing when compared with blood pressure from the
sitting or supine position.Sep 1, 2011
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