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| a condition in which the body temperature is not elevated |
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| hollowed, upright, curved portion used to auscultate low-pitched sounds such as a murmur |
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| force of blood against arterial walls |
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| abnormally slow rate of breathing |
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| diaphragm(of stethoscope) |
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| large, flat disk on the stethoscope used to auscultate high-pitched sounds such as respiratory sounds |
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| least amount of pressure exerted on arterial walls, which occurs when the heart is at rest in between ventricular contratctions |
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| difficult or labored breathing |
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| an abnormal cardiac rhythm; synonym is arrhythmia |
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| a condition in which the body temperature is elevated |
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| blood pressure elevated above the upper limit of normal |
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| blood pressure below the lower limits of normal |
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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 in which beathing is easier when the patient sits or stands |
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| temporary fall in blood pressure associated with assuming an upright position; synonym for postural hypotension |
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| difference between the apical and radial pulse rate |
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| difference between systolic and diastolic pressures |
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| elevation above the upper limit of normal body temperature; synonym for fever |
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| act of breathing and using oxygen in body cells |
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| highest point of pressure on arterial walls when the venticles contract |
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| abnormally rapid rate of breathing |
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| body temperature, pulse and respiratory rates, and blood pressure; synonym for cardinal signs |
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