CHAPTER 17&19 STATE WORDS-ANDREA MALAKAR-10/22/18

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Across
  1. 3. the abbreviation for apical
  2. 4. pertaining to the underarm
  3. 9. difficulty breathing
  4. 10. to move a patient or resident between health care settings
  5. 11. a heart rate that is faster than normal (more than 100 beats/min in an adult)
  6. 14. measured by listening of the apex of the heart with a stethoscope
  7. 18. the wave of blood sent through the arteries every time the heart beats
  8. 21. an instrument used to measure body temperature, consisting of a glass bulb attached to a thin glass tube marked with a temperature scale and filled with liquid
  9. 23. indications that something is wrong with the body, this is determined by measuring certain things (blood pressure, temp, etc)
  10. 26. information that distinguishes one resident from the other ( a hospital bracelet)
  11. 27. the abbreviation for vital signs
  12. 30. a medical treatment used to help a person breathe by giving them oxygen supplements
  13. 35. the deviation of systolic pressure (20 or more after standing for 1 min)
  14. 36. a set of rules that are accompanied when visiting a patient or resident (including designated hours in which visitors may come)
  15. 37. a measure of body heat taken in the mouth
  16. 39. the abbreviation for hypertension
  17. 40. high blood pressure (Greater than 140 systolic, and 90 diastolic)
  18. 41. a resident that is unfamiliar/ has just arrived to a facility
Down
  1. 1. referring to the artery in the wrist
  2. 2. an abnormally slow heart rate (less than 60 beats/min in an adult)
  3. 5. measured by placing a thermometer beneath a person’s arm, skin to skin
  4. 6. moving a resident to a different health care facility or sending them home
  5. 7. the series of steps required to move a resident into a new facility
  6. 8. a measure of body heat taken in the ear
  7. 12. the process used by the body to obtain oxygen from the environment and remove carbon dioxide from the body
  8. 13. the number of pulsation that can be felt over an artery in 1 minute
  9. 15. the abbreviation for axillary
  10. 16. the abbreviation for blood pressure
  11. 17. a device that amplifies sound and transfers it to the listeners ears
  12. 19. a procedure done to measure a person’s body heat, done with a thermometer
  13. 20. the force that the blood exerts against the arterial walls
  14. 22. the property/personal items of a resident
  15. 24. how hot the body is; a vital sign
  16. 25. a measure of the height of a bed
  17. 28. to determine how tall or short someone is
  18. 29. a basic chart that displays information about a facility or its patients in the form of a line
  19. 31. increased rate and depth of breathing
  20. 32. measurements that provide essential information about a person’s health
  21. 33. pertaining to the apex of the heart
  22. 34. to find out how heavy something/ someone is
  23. 38. physical discomfort that causes harm to a person