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| has a body temperature at about the patients normal range |
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| the absence of respiration |
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| the pulse is abnormally slow |
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| to determine the caliber of ; to standardize a measuring instrument |
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| abnormally rapid, deep, or labored breathing |
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| - an exceptionally high fever |
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| blood pressure becomes low and the patients pulse increases when they go from a lying to a standing position, also known as postural hypotension. |
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| provides an approximation of the systolic blood pressure to ensure an adequate level of inflation when the actual measurement is made . |
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| an instrument for measuring blood pressure, consists of an inflatable cuff, a pressure bulb used to inflate the cuff and a device to read the pressure. |
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| a standardized measuring instrument used to check and adjust the volume indicator on a spirometer |
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| the sequence of contraction and relaxation that makes up the complete heartbeat |
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| the loss of polarity or or opposite charges inside and outside, the electrical impulses that initiates a chain reaction resulting in contraction . |
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| a procedure that tests the structure and function of the heart through the use of reflected sound waves or echoes |
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| a test that evaluates a patients lung volume and capacity, used to detect and diagnose pulmonary problems or to monitor certain respiratory disorders and evaluate and effectiveness of treatment |
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| -the process of returning to the original polar (resting) state |
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| a test used to measure breathing capacity |
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