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| hollowed, upright, curved portion used to ascultate (listen) low-pitched sounds such as murmurs |
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| force of blood against arterial walls |
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| abnormally slow breathing rate |
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| diaphragm (of stethoscope) |
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| large, flat disk on the stethoscope used to ascultate high-pitched sounds (ex:respiratory sounds) |
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| least amount of pressure exerted on arterial walls; occurs when the heart is at rest between ventricular contractions |
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| difficult or labored breathing |
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| an abnormal heartbeat (cardiac rhythm) |
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| an elevated body temperature/fever (ex: febrile seizure) |
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| high fever (above 41 C/ 105.8 F) |
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| series of sounds that correspond to changes in blood flow through an artery as pressure is released |
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| type of dyspnea (labored breathing) in which breathing is easier when the patient sits or stands |
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| temporary fall in BP; generally results from assuming an upright position |
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| difference between apical/radial pulse |
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| difference between systolic/diastolic pressures |
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| fever/ elevated body temperature |
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| breathing/ using oxygen in body cells |
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| highest point of pressure on arterial walls when the ventricles contract |
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| abnormally fast breathing rate |
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| body temperature, pulse, respiratory rates, and blood pressure (aka: cardinal signs) |
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