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| a central pulse located at the apex of the heart |
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| measurement of the apical beat and the radial pulse at the same time |
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| a complete absence of respirations |
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| a pulse with an abnormal rhythm |
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| the measure of the pressure exerted by the blood as it pulsates through the arteries |
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| a condition in which the elastic and muscular tissues of the arteries are replaced with fibrous tissue |
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| the temporary disappearance of sounds normally heard over the brachial artery when the sphygmomanometer cuff pressure is high and the sounds reappear at a lower level |
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| Basal metabolic rate (BMR) |
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| the rate of energy utilization in the body required to maintain essential activities such as breathing |
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| the balance between the heat produced by the body and the heat lost from the body |
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| abnormally slow pulse rate, less than 60 per minute |
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| abnormally slow respiratory rate, usually less than 10 respirations per minute |
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| the stimulation of heat production in the body through increased cellular metabolism caused by increases in thyroxine output |
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| the transfer of heat from one molecule to another in direct contact |
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| a state in which the body temperature fluctuates minimally but always remains above normal |
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| the dispersion of heat by air currents |
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| the temperature of the deep tissues of the body (e.g., thorax, abdominal cavity); relatively constant at 37°C (98.6°F) |
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| Costal (thoracic) breathing |
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| use of the external intercostal muscles and other accessory muscles, such as the sternocleidomastoid muscles |
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| Diaphragmatic (abdominal) breathing |
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| contraction and relaxation of the diaphragm, observed by the movement of the abdomen, which occurs as a result of the diaphragm's contraction and downward movement |
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| the pressure of the blood against the arterial walls when the ventricles of the heart are at rest |
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| a pulse with an irregular rhythm |
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| Elasticity of the arterial wall |
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| pliability or expansibility of the vessels |
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| (expiration) the movement of gases from the lungs to the atmosphere |
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| the interchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the alveoli of the lungs and the pulmonary blood |
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| pertaining to a fever; feverish |
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| elevated body temperature |
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| a temperature that rises to fever level rapidly following a normal temperature and then returns to normal within a few hours |
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| the state a person is in when the amount of heat produced by the body exactly equals the amount of heat lost |
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| the proportion of red blood cells (erythrocytes) to the total blood volume |
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| an abnormally high blood pressure; over 140 mm Hg systolic and/or 90 mm Hg diastolic |
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| an extremely high body temperature (e.g., 41 degrees C [105.8 degrees F]) |
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| very deep, rapid respirations |
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| an abnormally low blood pressure; less than 100 mm Hg systolic in an adult |
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| the center in the brain that controls the core temperature; located in the preoptic area of the hypothalamus |
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| very shallow respirations |
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| the act of breathing in; the intake of air or other substances into the lungs |
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| continuous and unnoticed water loss |
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| a body temperature that alternates at regular intervals between periods of fever and periods of normal or subnormal temperatures |
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| the interchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the circulating blood and the cells of the body tissues |
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| a series of five sounds produced by blood within the artery with each ventricular contraction |
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| the crescent-shaped upper surface of a column of fluid |
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| decrease in blood pressure related to positional or postural changes from lying to sitting or standing positions |
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| a pulse located in the periphery of the body (eg, foot, wrist) |
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| Point of maximal impulse (PMI) |
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| the point where the apex of the heart touches the anterior chest wall |
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| abnormally fast respirations |
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| the wave of blood within an artery that is created by contraction of the left ventricle of the heart |
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| the difference between the apical pulse and the radial pulse |
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| a noninvasive device that measures the arterial blood oxygen saturation by means of a sensor attached to the finger |
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| the difference between the systolic and the diastolic blood pressure |
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| the pattern of the beats and intervals between the beats |
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| the strength or amplitude of the pulse, the force of blood exerted with each heart beat |
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| a body temperature above the normal range, fever |
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| the transfer of heat from the surface of one object to the surface of another without contact between the two objects |
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the occurrence short febrile periods of a few days interspersed with periods of 1 or 2 days of normal temperature
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| the occurrence of a wide range of temperature fluctuations (more than 2 degrees C [3.6 degrees F]) over the 24-hour period, all of which are above normal |
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| the act of breathing; transport of oxygen from the atmosphere to the body cells and transport of carbon dioxide from the cells to the atmosphere |
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| refers to those aspects of breathing that are different from normal, effortless breathing, includes the amount of effort exerted to breathe and the sounds produced by breathing |
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| refers to the regularity of the expirations and the inspirations |
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| the temperature of the skin, the subcutaneous |
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| the pressure of the blood against the arterial walls when the ventricles of the heart contract |
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| an abnormally rapid pulse rate, greater than 100 beats per minute |
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| abnormally fast respirations, usually more than 24 respirations per minute |
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| the volume of air that is normally inhaled and exhaled |
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| continuous evaporation of moisture from the respiratory tract and from the mucosa of the mouth and from the skin |
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| the movement of air in and out of the lungs; the process of inhalation and exhalation |
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measurements of physiological functioning, specifically body temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure; may include pain and pulse oximetry
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