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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Apical Pulse

Back (Answer)

taken at apex of the heart and taken with stethoscope

#2
Front (Question)

Apnea

Back (Answer)

absence of respiration, usually temporary

#3
Front (Question)

Arrythmia

Back (Answer)

problem with rate/rhythm of heart (slow/fast/irregular)

#4
Front (Question)

Aural

Back (Answer)

temperature is taken with special thermometer placed in the ear

#5
Front (Question)

Axillary

Back (Answer)

temperature taken in armpit (avg. 97.6)

#6
Front (Question)

Blood Pressure

Back (Answer)

measurement of pressure that blood experts on the walls of the artery

#7
Front (Question)

Bradycardia

Back (Answer)

heart beats less than 60 BPM (slow)

#8
Front (Question)

Bradypnea

Back (Answer)

respiratory rate below 10 BPM (slow)

#9
Front (Question)

Character

Back (Answer)

depth/quality of respirations

#10
Front (Question)

Cheyne-Stokes

Back (Answer)

atypical pattern of breathing w/ deep breaths then shallow breaths (usually means they’re dying)

#11
Front (Question)

Clinical Thermometers

Back (Answer)

used to record temperature; slender glass tube

#12
Front (Question)

Cyanosis

Back (Answer)

dusky, bluish discoloration of skin, lips and nail beds (decreased oxygen in blood)

#13
Front (Question)

Diastolic

Back (Answer)

pressure in the arteries when the heart is relaxed between beats

#14
Front (Question)

Dysapnea

Back (Answer)

difficult/labored breathing

#15
Front (Question)

Electronic Thermometers

Back (Answer)

register temperature in seconds

#16
Front (Question)

Homeostatis

Back (Answer)

constant state of fluid balance

#17
Front (Question)

Hypertension

Back (Answer)

pressure in blood vessels is too high (above 140/90)

#18
Front (Question)

Hyperthermia

Back (Answer)

high body temperature (above/at 104°)

#19
Front (Question)

Hypotension

Back (Answer)

pressure in blood vessels is too low (less 90/60)

#20
Front (Question)

Hypothermia

Back (Answer)

low body temperature (below 95)

#21
Front (Question)

Oral

Back (Answer)

temperature are taken in mouth (avg. 98.6)

#22
Front (Question)

Orthopnea

Back (Answer)

shortness of breath that happens when lying down (supine position) and is relieved by standing up

#23
Front (Question)

Pulse

Back (Answer)

pressure of blood felt against wall of artery as heart contracts

#24
Front (Question)

Pulse Deficit

Back (Answer)

when the heart beats faster than the palpable pulse felt at distal and apical pulses