Measuring and Recording Vital Signs
Across
- 1. various determinations that provide information about body conditions
- 3. pulse taken at the apex of the heart with a stethoscope
- 4. measurement of the force exerted by the heart against arterial walls
- 6. measurement of breaths taken by a patient
- 9. Measurement of the balance between heat lost and heat produced
Down
- 2. instrument used to take apical pulse
- 5. number of beats per minute
- 7. regularity of the pulse or respirations
- 8. strength of the pulse
- 10. pressure of the blood felt against the wall of an artery