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| acrocyanosis |
bluish tinge to the tips of the extremities. |
| angina pectoris |
strangling pain in the chest. |
| apical pulse rate |
pulse rate at the apex of the heart. |
| dysrhythmia |
condition in which the normal rhythm of the heart is absent. |
| atrial flutter |
rapid contraction of the atria of th heart. |
| auscultation |
process of listening for heart sounds with a stethoscope. |
| blood pressure |
pressure of the blood against the inner walls of the blood vessels. |
| bradycardia |
condition in which the heartbeat is slower than normal. |
| bruise |
discoloration of the skin that results from breaking of superficial blood vessels with the release of blood into the tissue. |
| bruit |
abnormal sounds heard while listening with a stethoscope over a partially obstructed vessel. |
| cardiomegaly |
condition in which the heart is enlarged. |
| echocardiogram |
use of sound to produce a picture of the sound waves from different parts of the heart |
| electrocardiogram |
record of the electrical activity of the heart. |
| extrasystole |
sometimes referred to as premature contractions of the heart. |
| fibrillation |
uncontrolled twitching of heart muscle fibers. |
| murmur |
a sound heard through a stethoscope, produced by abnormal opening and closing of the valves in the heart or by abnormal flow of blood through the heart. |
| palpitation |
awareness of an abnormally strong or abnormally rapid beating of one's heart. |
| radial pulse rate |
pulse rate at the wrist that can be felt near the end of the radius bone. |
| sphygmomanometer |
instrument for measuring blood pressure. |
| stethoscope |
instrument used to hear the sounds produced in the neck, chest, heart, and abdomen. |
| tachycardia |
condition in which the heart beats faster than normal. |
| thrill |
fine vibration felt by the hand on the chest surface, resulting from a loud murmur. |
| vasoconstriction |
constriction or narrowing of a blood vessel. |
| vasodilation |
widening of a blood vessel. |
| ventricular hypertrophy |
increase in the size of the ventricle of the heart. |
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