Continuous fever - rises and falls only slightly during the 24-hour period. It remains above the patient's
average normal range.
Intermittent fever - comes and goes, or it spikes then returns to average range.
Remittent fever - has great fluctuation but never returns to the average range. It is a constant fever with
fluctuating levels.
Temperatures Considered Febrile - Rectal or aural (ear) temperatures over 100.4° F (38° C)
Oral temperatures over 99.5° F (37.5° C)
Axillary temperatures over 98.6° F (37° C)
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a fever over 100.9° F (38.3° C) for 3 weeks in adults and 1 week in
children without a known diagnosis.
Axillary - temperatures are approximately 1° F or 0.6° C lower than accurate oral readings.
Rectal - temperatures when taken accurately, are approximately 1° F or 0.6° C higher than oral readings.
Aural Temperature (Ototemp) - Most Accurate—reflection of blood temp surrounding the hypothalamus
Blood pressure - reflects the pressure of the blood against the walls of the arteries, is read in millimeters
of mercury, abbreviated mm hg.
B/P systolic measurement - the pressure of blood against the artery wall when the heart has just
finished pumping (contracting)
B/P diastolic measurement - the pressure of blood against the artery walls between heartbeats, when
the heart is relaxed and filling with blood
, Hypertension - condition of having a blood pressure of 140/90 or higher for an extended period; also
called high blood pressure
Hypotension - Low Blood pressure; when the systolic blood pressure is below 90 mm Hg and the
diastolic pressure is below 60 mm Hg
High blood pressure - 140/90 or above, can also be known as essential hypertension or primary
hypertension
prehypertension - 120--89
normal adult b/p - 119 or below / 79 or below
Korotkoff sounds - sounds heard during the auscultation of the blood pressure, produced by the
vibrations of the arterial wall
BMI scale - BMI of 24 or less=consideres to be ideal weight
BMI of 25 - 29.9=considered overweight
BMI of 25 - 34.9=considered obese
morbidly obese this increses the persons risk of death from any cause by 50% to 150%
arrhythmia - Abnormal heart rhythm
bounding - a pulse that feels full because of increased power of cardiac contractions or as a result of
increased blood volume
bradycardia - abnormally slow heartbeat, pulse usually below 60
cerumen - Earwax
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