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HUC Chapter 21 Vocabulary
HUC Chapter 21 Vocabulary
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Undergraduate 1
03/08/2007

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Term
Bowel Movement
Definition
The passage of stool
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Celsius
Definition
A scale used to measure temperature in which the freezing point of water is 0° and the boiling point is 100° (formerly called centigrade)
Term
Daily TPRs
Definition
Taking each patient's temperature, pulse, and respiration at a certain time(s) each day
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Fahrenheit
Definition
A scale used to measure temperature in which 32° is the freezing point of water and 212° is the boiling point
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Pulse Deficit
Definition
The difference between the radial pulse and the apical heartbeat
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Stool
Definition
The body wastes from the digestive tract that are discharged from the body through the anus
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BM
Definition
bowel movement
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C
Definition
Celsius
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F
Definition
Fahrenheit
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PO Day
Definition
postoperative day
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PP
Definition
postpartum
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TPR(s)
Definition
temperature, pulse, and respiration
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