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