Vital signs
Across
- 2. A respiratory rate below normal
- 5. Low blood pressure
- 8. The top number in a blood pressure reading
- 10. A pulse rate below 60 beats per minute
- 11. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading
- 13. High blood pressure
- 14. The body's level of heat measured in degrees Celsius
- 15. The force of blood against arterial walls
- 16. Normal body temperature; absence of fever
- 18. The body’s ability to maintain stable internal conditions
- 19. The pressure wave created by contraction of the heart
- 20. The most common site to assess peripheral pulse
Down
- 1. Time it takes colour to return after blanching the nail bed
- 3. Oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry
- 4. The act of breathing in and out
- 6. Fever or elevated body temperature
- 7. A respiratory rate above normal
- 9. A pulse rate above 100 beats per minute
- 12. Device used to measure oxygen saturation
- 17. Listening to internal body sounds, often with a stethoscope