Vital Signs Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. irregular heart rhythm
  2. 5. visible perspiration of the skin
  3. 11. blood pressure that decreases when a client changes position from lying to sitting or standing
  4. 13. flow of red blood cells to and from pulmonary capillaries
  5. 14. measure of heart rate and rhythm
  6. 16. dispersion of heat through air flow
  7. 18. bodys mechanism for exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide
  8. 19. increased respiratory rate, regular pattern, but abnormally deep
  9. 20. name for the decline of a fever
Down
  1. 1. rate greater than expected range or greater than 100/min
  2. 3. blood pressure below the expected reference range
  3. 4. increased rate and depth of respirations
  4. 6. the top number when reading blood pressure
  5. 7. regular breathing pattern with a rate less than 12/min
  6. 8. shallow breathing pattern with abnormally low rate
  7. 9. exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide within the alveoli
  8. 10. abnormally high body temperature, above 103f
  9. 12. when rate, depth, and work of breathing are increased
  10. 15. the bottom number when reading blood pressure
  11. 17. a body temperature under 95 degrees f