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ATI Vital Signs Skill Module Questions and Correct Answers

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centigrade ~ relating to the international thermometric scale on which 0° is the freezing point and 100° is the boiling point; Celsius core temperature ~ the amount of heat in the deep tissues and structures of the body, such as the liver diastolic pressure ~ the force exerted when the hea...

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ATI Vital Signs Skill Module

antipyretic

✓✓~ a substance or procedure that reduces fever

apnea

✓✓~ temporary cessation of breathing

ausculatory gap

✓✓~ temporary disappearance of sounds usually heard over the brachial artery, occurring when
the cuff pressure is high and is gradually reduced, with the sounds again heard at a lower level of
pressure (usually occurring in patients who have hypertension)

Axillary

✓✓~ pertaining to the axilla, the cavity beneath the junction of a forelimb and the body; also
called the armpit or the underarm

brachial pulse

✓✓~ beating or throbbing felt over the brachial artery, usually palpated in the antecubital space

Bradycardia

✓✓~ an abnormally slow pulse rate, usually fewer than 60 beats per minutes in an adult

bradypnea

, ✓✓~ an abnormally slow respiratory rate, usually fewer than 12 breaths per minutes in an adult

cardiac output

✓✓~ the amount of blood pumped into the arteries by the heart during one minute; the product of
the heart rate and the stroke volume

Celcius

✓✓~ (F-32)/1.8: relating to the international thermometric scale on which 0° is the freezing point
and 100° is the boiling point; centigrade

centigrade

✓✓~ relating to the international thermometric scale on which 0° is the freezing point and 100° is
the boiling point; Celsius

core temperature

✓✓~ the amount of heat in the deep tissues and structures of the body, such as the liver

diastolic pressure

✓✓~ the force exerted when the heart is at rest in between each beat; the lowest pressure
exerted against the arterial walls at all times

Dyspnea

✓✓~ the sensation of difficult or labored breathing

Eupnea

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