Vital Signs Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. perspiration or sweating
  2. 4. caused by heat loss during prolonged exposure to cold
  3. 6. Respirations cease for several seconds or longer
  4. 8. describes the peak of maximum pressure exerted against the arterial walls when blood is ejected from the heart
  5. 9. regular depth of breathing but rate is abnormally slow
  6. 12. abnormally fast heart rate
  7. 15. slow heart rate
  8. 16. an individual’s usual assessment values
  9. 17. movement of air in and out of the lungs
  10. 18. Rate and depth of respirations are increased
Down
  1. 2. systolic blood pressure is 90 mm Hg or lower
  2. 3. diagnosed only after an average of readings made during at least three visits to a health care provider reveals elevated blood pressure
  3. 5. fever
  4. 7. elevated body temperature caused by inability of the body to promote heat loss or reduce heat production
  5. 10. describes the minimal pressure exerted against the arterial walls by the blood remaining in the arteries when the ventricles relax
  6. 11. Respiratory rate is abnormally low, and depth of ventilation may be depressed
  7. 13. regular depth of breathing but rate is abnormally rapid
  8. 14. the artery assessed during blood pressure measurement