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apical pulse
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pulse normally heard at the heart's apex, which usually gives the most accurate assessment of pulse rate
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apical-radial pulse
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reading done by measuring both the apical and radial pulses simultaneously, used when it is suspected that the heart is not effectively pumping blood.
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apnea
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cessation of bleeding
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auscultation
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externally listening to sounds from within the body to determine abnormal conditions , as auscultation of blood pressure with a stethoscope
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axiliary
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the armpit
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bradycardia
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abnormally slow heart action; slow pulse
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bradypnea
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condition in which breaths are abnormally slow and fall below ten per minute
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carotid pulse
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pulse felt on either side of the neck, over the carotid artery
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Celsius
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temperature scale in which water boils at 100 degrees and freezes at zero (formally centigrade) "normal" oral body temperature is 37 degrees Celsuis.
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Cheyne-Stokes respirations
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breathing characterized by deep breathing alternating with very slow breathing alternating with very slow breathing or apnea; indicative of brian damage; often precedes death
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crisis
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the turning point of a disease; sudden intensification of symptoms
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cyanosis
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blueness or duskiness of the skin caused by oxygen deficiency and excess caron dioxide in the blood
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diastole
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atrial and ventricular relaxation which allows the chambers of the heart to fill with blood.
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dyspnea
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difficulty in breathing
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eupnea
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normal respiration
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fahrenheit
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temperature scale in which water boils at 212 degrees
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femoral pulse
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pulse felt in the groin over the femoral artery
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fever
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abnormally high body temperature
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hand santitization
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cleansing the hands using a chemical agent or thorough hand washing
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hypertension
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elevated blood pressure; also called high blood pressure
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hypotension
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chronic depression in blood pressure; abnormally low blood pressure
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Korotkoff's sounds
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sounds heard when measuring blood pressure with a stethoscope (auscultation)
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Kussmaul's respirations
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severe paroxysmal dyspnea, as in a diabetic acidosis and coma
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lysis
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destruction due to a specific agent, as lysis of red blood cells; also a gradual recovery from disease (as opposed to crisis); or an elevated temperature that gradually returns to normal
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oral
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of or pertaining to the mouth, as in the oral cavity
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orthopnea
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difficult breathing, relieved by sitting or standing erect; orthopenic position: sitting and leaning forward, to facilitate breathing
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palpation
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the act of feeling with the hand, placing the fingers on the skin to determine the condition of underlying parts.
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pedal pulse
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pulse in the foot felt over the doralis pedis artery or the posterial tibial artery, used to determine status of circulation in the lower extremities.
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popliteal pulse
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pulse located posteriorly to the knee, sometimes used as an alternative means of assessing blood pressure with a large leg cuff
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pulse
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the heartbeat as felt through the walls of the arteries and the skin or as heard at the apex of the heart with a stethoscope
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pulse pressure
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difference of systolic pressure minus diastolic pressure
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radial pulse
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pulse measured above the radial artery on the inside of the wrist
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rectal
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temperature is taken and some medication are administered rectally
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sphygmomanometer
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device used in conjunction with a stethoscope to measure blood pressure, consisting of an inflatable bladder attached to a bulb or pump, enclosed in a cuff with a deflating mechanism
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stertorous breathing
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breathing that occurs when air travels through secretions in the air passage; snoring
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stethoscope
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instrument used to amplify internal body sounds, especially heartbeat
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systole
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contraction of the heart; systolic blood pressure is the pressure of the blood against the walls of the arteries when the heart beats (the top number in the blood pressure reading)
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tachycardia
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abnormally fast heart rate
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tachypnea
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condition in which breaths are abnormally rapid, more than 20 per minute
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temporal
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temporal temp is taken in the ear; and the temporal lobe is the cerebral lobe that controls hearing, auditory and smell
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tympanic
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is the eardrum
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AP
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apical pulse
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A-R
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apical radial
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Ax
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Axillary
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BPM
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beats per minute
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C
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celsius
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DBP
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diastolic blood pressure
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F
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fahrenheit
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HR
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heart rate
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I&O
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intake and output
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MAP
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mean arterial pressure
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O
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oxygen
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PMI
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point of maximal impulse
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PO
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by mouth
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SBP
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systolic blood pressure
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TA
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transactional analysis; temporal artery (forehead)
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TM
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tympanic membrane (eardrum)
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TPR
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temperature, pulse, respiration
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