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afebrile
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a condition in which the body temperature is not elevated
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apnea
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absence of breathing
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bell
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(of stethoscope) hollowed, upright, curved portion used to auscultate low-pitched sounds such as murmurs
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blood pressure
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force of blood against arterial walls
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bradycardia
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slow heart rate
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bradypnea
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abnoramlly slow rate of breathing
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diaphragm
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(of stethoscope) large, flat disk on the stethoscope used to auscultate high-pitched sounds such as respiratory sounds
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diastolic pressure
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least amount of pressure exerted on arterial walls, which occurs when the heart is at rest between ventricular contractions
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dyspnea
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difficult or labored breathing
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dysrhythmia
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an abnormal cardiac rhythm; synonym is arrhythmia
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eupnea
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normal respirations
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expiration
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act of breathing out; synonym is exhalation
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febrile
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a condition in which the body temperature is elevated
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hyperpyrexia
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high fever, above 41oC
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hypertension
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blood pressure elevated above the upper limit of normal
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hypotension
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blood pressure below the lower limit of normal
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hypothermia
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body temperature below the lower limit of normal
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inspiration
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act of breathing in; synonym is inhalation
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Korotkoff sounds
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series of sounds that correspond to changes in blood flow through an artery as pressure is released
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orthopnea
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type of dyspnea in which breathing is easier when the patient sits or stands
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orthostatic hypotension
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temporary fall in blood pressure associated w/ assuming an upright position; synonym for postural hypotension
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pulse deficit
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difference between the apical and radial pulse rates
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pulse pressure
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difference between systolic and diastolic pressures
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pyrexia
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elevation above the upper limit of normal body temperature; synonym for fever
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respiration
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act of breathing and using oxygen in body cells
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systolic pressure
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highest point of pressure on arterial walls when the ventricles contract
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tachycardia
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rapid heart rate
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tachypnea
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abnormally rapid rate of breathing
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vital signs
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body temperature, pulse, and respiratory rates, and blood pressure; synonym for cardinal signs
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