Vital Signs

3. transfer of heat in the form of waves
7. Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
9. Measurement of force exerted by the blood on the walls of the arteries
11. Abnormally fast and deep breathing
14. Abnormal increase of more than 20/min
16. An abnormally slow heart rate of less than 60 beats/min
18. Exchange of O2 and CO2 between the atmosphere and blood
19. objective guideposts that provide data to determine a person’s state of health
21. transfer of heat through air currents
22. Phase in cardiac cycle in which the heart relaxes between contractions
23. Normal respiration
24. most convenient and most common site for taking temperature
25. a person who has a fever above 100.4 °F (38 °C)
26. most common site for taking a pulse rate on a patient

1. Phase in the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles contract
2. instrument for amplifying and hearing sounds produced by the body
4. measured by counting the number of “taps” or beats per minute
5. pulse point located on the upper surface of the foot between the first and second metatarsal bones
6. An abnormally fast heart rate of more than 100 beats/min
8. high blood pressure
10. Bluish coloration of skin and mucous membranes
12. artery located in the antecubital space
13. transfer of heat from one object to another by direct contact
15. Abnormal decrease of less than 12/min
17. Temporary absence of respirations
20. a person who does not have a fever
21. pulse point located on the anterior side of the neck