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28 Cards in this Set
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afebrile |
without fever |
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apnea |
without respirations |
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arrhythmia |
irregular heart rythm |
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bradycardia |
pulse rate under 60 beats per minute |
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bradypnea |
slow respiratory rate, below 10 per minute |
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Cheyne-Stokes |
abnormal breathing pattern; periods of dyspnea and apnea |
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cyanosis |
bluish discoloration of the skin |
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diastolic |
pressure within the walls of arteries when the left ventricle is at rest |
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dyspnea |
difficulty breathing |
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febrile |
elevated body temperature, above 101 F (38.3 C) |
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hyperopia |
defect in near vision; farsightedness |
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hypertension |
high blood pressure |
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hyperthermia |
rectal temperature above 104 F (40 C) |
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hypotension |
low blood pressure |
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hypothermia |
rectal temperature below 95 F (35 C) |
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myopia |
defect in distant vision; nearsighedness |
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OD |
abbreviation for right eye |
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OS |
abbreviation for left eye |
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OU |
abbreviation for both eyes |
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orthopnea |
severe dyspnea; requires breathing sitting or standing |
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pyrexia |
fever |
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rales |
bubbling or noisy respirations caused by fluid or mucous in the air passages |
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rhythm |
regularity of the pulse, space between the beats (regular or irregular) |
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systole |
pressure within the walls of arteries when the left ventricle is contracting |
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tachycardia |
pulse rate above 100 beats per minute (except in children) |
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tachypnea |
rapid, shallow respiration, over 25 per minute |
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volume |
strength of the pulse (strong, weak, thread, bounding) |
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wheezing |
difficult breathing with a high pitched whistling |
