systolic pressure
Medical term Patient Intake and Vitals
The top blood pressure number: the highest pressure, during ventricular contraction.
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- blood pressureThe force of blood against the artery walls, written as systolic over diastolic in mm Hg.
- Snellen chartA chart of letters in decreasing size, read from 20 feet, used to test distance visual acuity.
- sphygmomanometerA blood pressure cuff with a gauge used to measure blood pressure.
- stethoscopeAn instrument that amplifies body sounds such as the heartbeat, lungs and bowel.
- subjective dataInformation the patient or family reports, such as symptoms and feelings.
- tachycardiaHeart rate faster than 100 beats per minute in an adult.
- tachypneaBreathing faster than normal; in adults, more than 20 breaths per minute.
- tympanic thermometerA thermometer that reads temperature in the ear canal with infrared.
- visual acuitySharpness of vision.