Vital Signs Med terms

Apnea

• a disorder that causes you to stop breathing briefly

• a common lung disease causing restricted airflow and breathing problems.

• heart palpitations, which is a term used to describe abnormal fluttering or pounding of the heart.

• The medical term for earwax

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Arrhythmia

• a sensation of running out of the air and of not being able to breathe fast enough or deeply enough

• "related to fever.”

• abnormally slow breathing rate

• a problem with the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Bounding

• a common lung disease causing restricted airflow and breathing problems.

• high blood pressure that is not due to another medical condition.

• heart palpitations, which is a term used to describe abnormal fluttering or pounding of the heart.

• a disorder that causes you to stop breathing briefly

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Bradycardia

• high blood pressure that is not due to another medical condition.

• : abnormally rapid or deep breathing.

• a condition where your heart beats fewer than 60 times per minute

• A state of balance among all the body systems

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Bradypnea

• high blood pressure that is not due to another medical condition.

• : abnormally rapid or deep breathing.

• abnormally slow breathing rate

• a sensation of running out of the air and of not being able to breathe fast enough or deeply enough

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Cerumen

• "related to fever.”

• ear wax

• A state of balance among all the body systems

• abnormally slow breathing rate

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

COPD

• high or raised blood pressure

• a common lung disease causing restricted airflow and breathing problems.

• shortness of breath (dyspnea) that happens when you're lying on your back (in a supine position).

• rapid or deep breathing, usually caused by anxiety or panic.

Dyspnea

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

• Away from center

• fainting

• a sensation of running out of the air and of not being able to breathe fast enough or deeply enough

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Essential HTN

• high or raised blood pressure

• a problem with the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat.

• high blood pressure that is not due to another medical condition.

• a disorder that causes you to stop breathing briefly, often while you're asleep.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Febrile

• The medical term for earwax

• A state of balance among all the body systems

• "related to fever.”

• a disorder that causes you to stop breathing briefly, often while you're asleep.