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19 Cards in this Set
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Cyanosis
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Blue discoloration of the skin
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Bradycardia
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Slow heartbeat
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dyspnea
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Difficult or labored breathing
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Dysrhythmia
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Bad heart rhythm
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Anti-pyretic
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Something that reduces fever
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aferbrile
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not feverish
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Hypoxia
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Deprivation of oxygen
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Brady pnea
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Slow breathing
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apnea
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Without breath
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Antecubital space
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Front of elbow
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eupnea
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Normal breathing
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tachypnea
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fast breathing
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Hypotension
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Low blood pressure
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orthopnea
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Shortness of breath while lying flat
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Tachycardia
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Rapid heartbeat
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febrile
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Fever
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Hypertension
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High blood pressure
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Hypoxemia
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Abnormally low concentration of oxygen in the blood
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Hyperventilation
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Rapid or deep breathing caused by panic
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