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| temporary disappearance of sound. It typically occurs btwn 1st and 2nd Korotkoff sounds |
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Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) |
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| the average depends on the body surface area. calculated as calories per per hour per square meter of body surface compared with normal standard |
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| force exerted ont the walls of an artery |
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| slow rate, below 60 beats per minute in adults |
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| Temperature, Pulse, BP, Respiratory Rate, and oxygen Saturation, pain |
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| temperature of the deep tissues |
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| physiological and behavioral mechanisms regulate the balance btwn heat loss and heat produced |
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| controls body temperature the same way a thermostat in a home does |
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| involuntary body response to temperature differences in the body |
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| Nonshivering Thermogenesis |
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| occurs primarily in neonates |
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| transfer of heat from the surface of one object to the surface of another without direct contact btwn the two |
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| transfer of heat from one object to another with direct contact |
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| transfer of heat away by air movement |
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| transfer of heat energy when a liquid is changed to a gas |
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| is visible perspiration primarily occurring on the forehead and upper thorax, and other places on body |
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| occurs bc heat-loss mechanisms are unable to keep pace with excess heat production, resulting in an abnormal rise in body temp |
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| bacteria and viruses; elevate body temp |
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| pertained to or characterized by fever |
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| Fever of Unknow Origin (FUO) |
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| refers to a fever whose etiology(cause) cannot be determined |
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| elevated body temp related to the body's inability to promote heat loss or reduce heat production |
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| hereditary condition of uncontrolled heat production, occurring when susceptible persons receive certain anesthetic drugs |
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| a dangerous heat emergency with a high mortality rate |
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| occurs when profuse diaphoresis results in excess water and electrolyte loss |
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| heat loss during prolonged exposure to cold overwhelms the body's ability to produce heat; classified by core temp measurements |
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| occurs when body is exposed to subnormal temperatures |
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| volume of blood pumped by the heart during 1 minute ; product of heart rate(HR), and the ventricle's stroke volume(SV) |
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| used to teach clients to learn how to monitor their own heart rates |
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| abnormally elevated heart rate, above 100 beats per minute in adults |
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| inefficient contraction of the heart that fails to transmit a pulse wave to the peripheral pulse site |
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| abnormal rhythm from an interval interrupted by an early or late beat or a missed beat |
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| movement of gases in and out of the lungs |
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| the movement of oxygen and CO2 btwn the alveoli and the RBC's |
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| distribution of RBC's to and from the pulmonary capillaries |
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| low levels of arterial O2 |
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| Normal rate and depth of ventilation |
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| peak of maximum pressure when ejection occurs |
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| blood remaining in the arteries exerts a minimum; ventricles relax |
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| difference btwn systolic and diastolic pressure |
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| percentage of RBC's in the blood |
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| persistently high blood pressure; most common alteration in BP; Diastolic =greater than 90 mm Hg; Systolic=greater than 140 mm Hg |
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| present when the systolic BP falls to 90 mm Hg or below |
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| Orthostatic Hypotension/Postural Hypotension |
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| occurs when a normotensive person develops symptoms and low BP when rising to an upright position |
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