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| body temperature not elevated above normal. |
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| sphygmomanometer that measures blood pressure with out using mercury. |
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| pertaining to measurements of the human body |
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| original or initial measure with which other measurements will be compared. |
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| marked in units of measurements, as a thermometer calibrated in Celsius. |
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| period from the beginning of one heartbeat to the beginning of the next; including systole and diastole. |
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| usually, vital signs; signifies their importance in assessment. |
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| relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle. |
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| having above normal body temperature. |
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| dangerously high temperature, 105-106 degrees. |
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| morbidly high blood pressure. |
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| Technique in which the examiner feels the texture, size, consistency, and location of parts of the body with the hands. |
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| sudden drop of blood pressure upon standing. |
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| body temperature of 102 or higher rectally or 101 or higher orally. |
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| fever that returns after extended periods of being with in normal limits. |
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| fever that is fluctuating. |
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| device that measures blood pressure. |
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| A fever that is constant or not fluctuating. |
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| contraction phase of the cardiac cycle. |
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| Device for measuring the temperature using the blood flow through the tympanic membrane, or eardrum. |
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