vital+signs

1. ** Apical ** - Pertaining to the apex or pointed end of the heart 2. ** Apical Pulse ** - Pulse taken with a stethoscope and near the apex of the heart 3. ** Apnea ** - Absence of respirations; temporary cessation of respirations 4. ** Arrhythmia ** -Irregular or abnormal rhythm, usually referring to the heart rhythm 5. ** Axilla ** - Armpit, the area of the body under the arm 6. ** Auscultation ** - The act of listening for sounds within the body 7. ** Blood Pressure ** -Pressure of circulating blood against the walls of the arteries 8. ** Bradycardia ** - Slow heart rate, usually below 60 beats a minute 9. ** Bradypnea ** - Slow respiratory rate, usually below 10 respirations a minute
 * // Vital Signs Medical Terminology: //**
 * 10Capillary Refill ** - is the rate at which [|blood] refills empty [|capillaries] . It can be measured by holding a hand higher than heart-level (prevents venous reflux), pressing a [|fingernail] until it turns white, and taking note of the time needed for color to return once the nail is released
 * 11 Cardiac Arrest ** - Sudden stopping of heart action
 * 12 Carotid Pulse ** - felt along the long carotid artery on either side of the neck
 * 13 Clinical Thermometers ** - may be used to record temperatures
 * 14 Constrict ** - To get smaller
 * 15 Cyanosis ** - A dusky, bluish discoloration of the skin, lips, and/or nail beds as a result of decreased oxygen and increased carbon dioxide in the bloodstream.
 * 16 Diastolic Blood Pressure ** - The pressure remaining in the arteries during ventricular relaxation
 * 17 Dilate ** - To get larger
 * 18 Dyspnea ** - Difficult or labored breathing
 * 19 Electronic Thermometers ** - This type of thermometer registers the temperature on a viewer in a few seconds.
 * 20 Fever ** - Elevated body temperature, usually above 101 degrees F, rectally
 * 21 Height ** - Is the measurement of the length of the human body, from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head, when standing erect.
 * 22 Homeostasis ** - Is the ideal health state in the human body.
 * 23 Hypertension ** - High blood pressure
 * 24 Hyperthermia ** - Occurs when the body temperature exceeds 104 degrees, measured rectally.
 * 25 Hypotension ** - Low blood pressure