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22 Cards in this Set
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Accelerated
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Increased
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19.325
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Apical Pulse
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Measured by counting the heart contractions
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19.325
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Apnea
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A period of no respirations
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19.322
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Bradycardia
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Unusually slow pulse
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19.322
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Cheyne-Stokes Respirations
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A period of dyspnea followed by periods of apnea
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19.325
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Cyanosis
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When respirations are inefficient, less oxygen in blood, carbon dioxide is released less efficiently – skin turns bluish/dusky color
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19.325
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Dyspnea
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Difficult or labored breathing
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19.325
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Expiration
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Exhalation
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19.325
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Inspiration
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Inhalation
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19.325
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Pulse
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Pressure of the blood felt against the wall of an artery wall as the heart alternately contracts (beats) and relaxes (rests)
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19.321
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Pulse Deficit
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The difference between the apical pulse (over the heart) and the radial pulse (wrist)
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19.324
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Radial Pulse
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Measures at radial artery in wrist
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19.322
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Rales
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Crackles or moist sounds while breathing
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19.325
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Rate
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Number of respirations per minute
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19.325
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Respiration
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Main function is to supply cells with oxygen and to rid the body of excess carbon dioxide
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19.325
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Rhythm
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Regularity
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19.322
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Stertorous
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Snoring-like respirations
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19.325
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Stethoscope
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Medical instrument used to listen to sounds inside the body
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19.322
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Symmetry
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Ability of the chest to expand equally as air enters each lung
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19.325
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Tachycardia
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Unusually fast pulse
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19.322
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Tachypnea
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Rapid, shallow breathing
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19.325
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Volume
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Depth of respiration
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19.325
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