Fundamentals Of Nursing, 9th Edition: Chapter 25 Questions And Answers 100% Verified A+ Guaranteed

pyrexia {Ans: elevation above the upper limit of normal body temperature; synonym for fever}hyperthermia {Ans: high body temperature}tachypnea {Ans: rapid rate of breathing}fever {Ans: elevation above the upper limit of normal body temperature; synonym for pyrexia}Korotkoff sounds {Ans: series of sounds that correspond to changes in blood flow through an artery as pressure is released}auscultatory gap {Ans: period of diminished or absent Korotkoff sounds; it occurs during the manual measurement of blood pressure in the latter part of phase I and during phase II}