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bradycardia-
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Low heart rate, under 60 beats per minute
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diastolic pressure-
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the elastic recoil, or resting, pressure that the blood exerts constantly between each contraction.
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mean arterial pressure:
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is the pressure forcing blood into the tissues
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pulse:
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the force (of the stroke volume) flares the arterial walls and generates a pressure wave
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pulse pressure:
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the difference between the systolic and diastolic and reflects the stroke volume.
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tachycardia:
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A more rapid heart rate, over 100 bpm
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macule:
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solely a color change, flat and circumscribed, of less than 1cm. Examples: freckles, flat nevi, hypopigmentation, petechiae, measles, scarlet fever
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