Vital Signs

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Across
  1. 5. Blood pressure below expected range
  2. 7. inspiration + expiration
  3. 10. Irregular rate and depth of respiration that follow a cyclical pattern
  4. 11. the feeling of heart pumping against artery wall
  5. 12. Abnormally slow breaths
  6. 13. below average temperature
  7. 16. normal breathing pattern
  8. 17. Amount of blood the heart pumps
  9. 18. difference between systolic and diastolic pressure readings
  10. 21. pulse rate below normal
  11. 23. a form of low blood pressure that happens when standing up or sitting/lying down
  12. 24. used in addition with a stethoscope to take blood pressure
  13. 25. pressure exerted on the arterial walls
Down
  1. 1. Blood Pressure above expected range
  2. 2. pressure in the arteries when the heart beats
  3. 3. a lack of oxygen in the tissues to sustain bodily functions
  4. 4. deep breathing with an increased rate
  5. 6. irregular beating of the heart
  6. 8. pulse rate above normal
  7. 9. the pressure in the arteries when the heart is resting
  8. 13. above average temperature
  9. 14. controls rate and depth and is considered the respiratory center
  10. 15. difficulty breathing
  11. 19. we only listen to the first and fifth phases of the sound
  12. 20. abnormally rapid breathing
  13. 22. the amount of blood pumped by left ventricle