Pulse & Respiration
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| Apical Heart Rate | The rate obtained by placing a stethoscope over the apex of the chest wall and counting.
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| Bounding Pulse | Pulse that feels full and strong to the touch.
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| Bradycardia | A slow heart beat characterized by a pulse rate that is under 60 beats.
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| Elastic Pulse | Pulse with regular alterations of weak and strong beats without changes in cycle.
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| Intermittent Pulse | Pulse in which beats are occasionally skipped.
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| Irregular Pulse | Pulse that varies in force and frequency.
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| Pulse | Vibration of blood against the vessel wall.
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| Pulse Deficit | Numberical difference between apical pulse and the radial pulse. i.e. apical 101, radial 88 - pulse deficit would be 13 bpm.
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| Pulse Pressure | Numerical difference between systolic 136 mm diastolic 76. pulse pressure is 60mm
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| Radial Pulse Rate | Pulse rate obtained by placing finger tips on the radial artery at the wrist.
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| Thready Pulse | Pulse that feels weak to the touch.
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| Apnea | Absence of breathing.
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| Bradypnea | Below average or slow respiratory rate.
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| Cheyne-Strokes Respiration | A gradual increase and then gradual decrease in depth and rate of respirations followed by a period of apnea.
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| Dyspnea | Difficulty or painful breathing.
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| Exhalation / Expiration | Act of releasing air.
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| Hyperpnea | Increase in repiratory rate and depth.
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| Hyperventilation | Abnormally prolong and deep breathing lusually associated with acute anxiety or emotional tension.
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| Hypoxia | 02 content in the blood below normal.
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| Inhalation / Inspiration | Act of in take of air.
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| Orthopnea | Dyspnea so sever patient needs to sit up to breathe.
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| Respiration | Exchange of gases o2 co2
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| Stertorous | Breathing accompanied by snores.
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| Stridor | Noisy respirations with a harsh or crowing sound (as in crop)
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| Tachypnea | Rapid respiratory rate
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| Wheeze | Noisy respirations with a whistling sounds.
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