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Week 2: Vocabulary Words

Across
Decreased pulse ox reading
>140 mmHg Systolic BP or >90 mmHg diastolic BP
Instrument with a special ear speculum used to examine the deeper structures of the external and middle ear.
Instrument used to illuminate the structures of the eye in order to examine its inner structures
Heat loss mechanisms are unable to keep pace with excess heat production, resulting in an abnormal rise in body temperature.
________ pulse is the heartbeat listened to with the bell or diaphragm of a stethoscope placed over the apex of the heart.
The top number of the blood pressure reading
Systolic BP <90 mmHg
Device for measuring the arterial BP that consists of an arm or leg cuff with an air bladder connected to a tube and a bulb for pumping air into the bladder and a gauge for indicating the amount of air pressure being exerted against the artery.
Less than 60 beats/minutes
Pulse with an abnormal rhythm
________ pressure is the difference between diastolic and systolic pressure
Down
Systolic BP lower than 90 mmHg
An elevated BP of 120 to 139 mmHg systolic or 80 - 89 Hg on two or more readings taken at two or more visits.
Increased body temperature
Pulse ________ is a discrepancy between 2 pulse rates
100 beats/minute
Decreased body temperature
an instrument Used in auscultation to convey sounds in the chest or other parts of the body to the ear of the examiner.
__________ hypertension is an abnormally low BP occurring when a person stands up
The bottom number of the blood pressure reading