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| The heart rate counted at the apex of the heart on the anterior chest |
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| basal metabolic rate (BMR) |
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| the amount of energy needed to maintain essential basic body functions expressed as calories per hour per square meter of body surface |
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| a heart rate less than 60 beats/minute |
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| a respiratory rate less than 12 breaths/minute |
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| the pressure in the blood vessels that remains during relaxation of the ventricles |
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| normal quiet respirations with a rate of 12 to 20 breaths/minute in an adult at rest |
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| five distinct sounds heard as a blood pressure cuff is deflated from total occlusion of the artery to complete free flow of blood |
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| a blood pressure drop of 20 mm Hg or more that occurs with a change in the client's position |
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| the amount of oxygen in a client's arterial blood. |
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| peripheral vascular resistance |
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| the impediment of blood flow through the vascular system |
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| the condition of the apical pulse rate exceeding the radial pulse rate |
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| an electronic device that mearsures the amount of oxygen in a client's blood through a sensor unit or probe |
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| the difference between the systolic and diastolic blood pressures |
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| the pressure in the arteries produced by the cardiac output during contraction of the ventricle |
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| a heart rate greater than 100 beats per minute |
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| a respiratory rate of more than 20 breaths/minute |
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| the generation of heat from the chemical reactions that take place in a cellular activity |
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| the processes through which heat is dispersed from the body through radiation, conduction, convection and evaporation |
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| the volume of air exchanged with each breath |
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