Vital Signs

1. An unpleasant sensation that is perceived in the nervous system when illness or injury occurs.
6. Measurement of blood pressure taken when the heart is contracting and forcing blood into the arteries.
7. Measurement of blood pressure taken when the heart is at rest; measurement of the constant pressure in arteries.
8. Elevated body temperature, usually above 101F, or 38.3C, rectally.
9. The quality of respiration (for example, deep, shallow, or labored).
14. instrument calibrated for measuring blood pressure in millimeters of mercury
16. The degree of strength of a pulse (for example, strong or weak).
17. Pressure of the blood felt against the wall of an artery as the heart contracts or beats.
18. Slow respiratory rate, usually below 10 respirations per minute.
19. Instrument used for listening to internal body sounds.

1. Fever
2. Slow heart rate, usually below 60 beats per minute.
3. Low blood pressure.
4. The difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
5. Bubbling or noisy sound caused by fluid or mucus in the air passages.
10. Condition that occurs when the body's temperature exceeds 104F, or 40C, rectally.
11. Referring to regularity; regular or irregular.
12. Absence of respirations; temporary cessation of respiration.
13. Severe dyspnea in which breathing is very difficult in any position other than sitting erect or standing.
15. The difference between the rate of an apical pulse and the rate of a radial pulse.