apical pulse	pulse determinade by listening to the apex of the heart
thready pulse	pulse so quiet it is barely detectable
brachial artery	artery in the upper aspect of the arm
stethoscope	device used to listen to blood pressure
sphygmomanometer	device used to measure BP's can be mercury or aneroid
auscultation	listening to body sounds with a stethoscope
hypertention	higher than normal blood pressure
hypotention	lower than normal blood pressure
benign hypertention	elevated blood pressure with no symptoms and slow onset
renal hypertention	elevated blood pressure due to kidney failure
orthostatic hypotention	a fall in blood pressure when patient moves quickly ffrom a lying to siting position
systolic	top number of blood pressure when left ventricle contracts
diastolic	botton nunmber of blood pressure when left ventricle relaxes
antecubital area	area at the inside of the elbow
pulse oximeter	measures the anmount of oxigen present in the patients blood
korotkoff sounds	actual sounds heard during compression of the BP cuff, as the arterial walls distend
HTN	hypertenstion
tachycardia	fast heart beat, more than 100 bpm
bpm	beats per minute
bradycardia	slow gheart rate less than 60 bpm
FUO	fever of unknown origin
radial artery	artery at the inside of wrist at the thumb side
respiration	one breath in, one breath out
orthopnea	difficulty breathing while laying flat
carotid artery	main artery leading to the brain
BP	blood pressure
ICU	intensive care unit
Hx	History
HPI	History of present illness
Adm	administer
SOPA	syntoms, object,

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