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28 Cards in this Set
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pulse rate
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number of beats/min; varies with age
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tachycardia
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over 100 beats/min
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bradycardia
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less than 60 beats/min
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pulse rhythm
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pattern of your heart beat
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pulse force
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the pressure exerted (strong/weak, etc.)
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pulse deficit
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subtract radial from apical
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respirations
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breathing in and out
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one respiration
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one full breath in, one full one out
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expiration
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exhaling
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inspiration
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inhaling
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blood pressure
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amount of force exerted against the walls of an artery
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orthostatichypotension
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sudden drop in blood pressure
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hypertension
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above normal BP
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hypotension
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below normal BP
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febrile
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when a client's temperature is above 100.4 or 38.0
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afebrile
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a temperature within normal range
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tachypnea
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fast breathing
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dyspnea
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slow breathing
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apnea
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inability to breathe
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cheyne-stokes respiration
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irregular breathing pattern w/ a period of apnea followed by deep, labored breathing that becomes shallow and then returns to apnea
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shock
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a condition that occurs when too little oxygen and nutrients reach the body's cells, tissues, and organs
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systolic blood pressure
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the pressure exerted on the arteries during the contraction phase of the heartbeat
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diastolic BP
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the pressure exerted on the arteries during the relaxation phase of the heartbeat
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hypothermia
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low body temperature
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hyperthermia
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greatly increased temperature
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arteries
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carry blood away from heart
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capillaries
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one of the minute vessels connecting arterioles and venules
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veins
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a vessel through which blood passes from various organs or parts back to the heart
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