Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Module Three
Vitals, Assessing Pulse, Respiration, Blood Pressure, and
6
Nursing
Undergraduate 2
08/26/2012
Click here to study/print these flashcards.

Create your own flash cards! Sign up here.

Additional Nursing Flashcards

 

 

Cards

Term
ventilation
 Definition
mechanical movement of gasses in and out of the lungs
Term
diffusion
 Definition
Movement of CO2 and O2 between alveoli and RBC's
Term
perfusion
 Definition
distribution of RBC's to and from the pulmonary capillaries
Term
Diastolic
 Definition
The minimal pressure exerted against the arterial wall at all times.
Term
Pulse Pressure
 Definition
The difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
Term
Systolic
 Definition
The peak pressure that occurs during contraction of the heart's ventricles
Supporting users have an ad free experience!