Across
- 6. when Korotkoff sounds disappear this is the __________________
- 8. adult respiratory rate less than 10 breaths per minute
- 9. risk factors include obesity, smoking, excessive sodium (salt) intake, excessive alcohol intake, high cholesterol, African-American race
- 10. the 5th vital sign
- 13. alternating periods of apnea and deep rapid breathing, seen in terminally ill patients
- 14. hemorrhage & general anesthesia _________ blood pressure
Down
- 1. hormonal changes during ovulation and menopause cause fluctuations in body __________
- 2. assessed for 1 minute in infants, before administering the cardiac medication digoxin, and when an irregular radial pulse is assessed
- 3. can raise pulse rate
- 4. drop in blood pressure with postural changes (lying to sitting, sitting to standing)
- 5. a difference between radial and apical pulse rates
- 7. rectal & ___________ temperatures reflect the body’s core temperature
- 8. very strong pulse
- 11. regulates body temperature
- 12. hyperthermia, pyrexia & ___________ are terms that describe a body temperature above normal