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bonewit chap 4

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adventitious sounds   abnormal breath sounds  
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afebrile   without fever the body temp is normal.  
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alveolus   a thin walled air sac of the lungs in which the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place  
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antecubital space   the space located at the front of the elbow  
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antipyretic   an agent that reduces fever  
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aorta   the major trunk of the arterial of the body.  
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apnea   the temporary cessation of breathing  
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axilla   the armpit  
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bounding pulse   a pulse with an increase volume rate that feels very strong and full  
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bradycardia   an abnormally slow heart rate (less than 60 BPM)  
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bradypnea   an abnormal decrease in the respiratory rate of less than 10 respiration per min  
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celsius scale   a temp scale on which the freezing point of water is 0 and the boiling point of water is 100.  
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conduction   the transfer of energy , such as heat from one object to another by direct contact  
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convection   the transfer of energy such as heat through air currents  
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crisis   a sudden falling of an elevated body temp to normal  
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cyanosis   a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes  
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diastole   the phase in the cardiac cycle in which the heart relaxes between contractions  
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diastolic pressure   the point of lesser pressure on the arterial wall which is recorded during diastole  
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dyspnea   shortness of breath or difficutly in breathing  
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dysrhythmia   an irregular rhythm;  
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eupnea   normal respiration, the rate is 26-20 respirations per minute the rhythm is even and regular and the dept is normal  
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exhalation   the act of breathing out  
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fahrenheit scale   a temputer scale on which the freezing point of water is 32 and the boiling point of water is 212  
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febrile   pertaining to fever  
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fever   a body temperature that is above normal; synonym for pyrexia  
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frenulum linguae   the mid line fold that connects the undersurface of the tongue with the floor of mouth  
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hypernea   an abnormal increase in the rate and dept of respiration  
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hyperpyrexia   an extreamely high fever  
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hyperventilation   an anormal fast and deep type of breathing usually associated with acute anxiety conditions  
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hypotension   low blood pressure  
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hypothermia   a body temp that is below normal  
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hypoxemia   a desease in the oxygen saturation of the blood  
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hypoxia   reduction in the oxygen supply to the tissue  
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inhalation   the act of breathing in  
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intercostal   between the ribs  
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korotkoff sounds   sounds heard during the measurement of blood pressure that are used to determine the systolic  
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malaise   a vague sense of body discomfort weakness and figue that often marks the onset of a disease and cntinues through the course of the illness  
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manometer   an instrument for measuring pressure  
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meniscus   the curved surface on a column of liquid in a tube  
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orthopnea   the condition in which breathing is easier when an individual os in a sitting or standing poistion  
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pulse oximeter   a computerized device consiting of a probe and moniter used to measure the oxygen saturation of arterial blood  
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pluse oximetry   the ise of a pulse oximeter to measure the oxygen saturation of arterial blood  
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pulse preesure   the difference between the systolic and diastolic pressures  
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pulse rhythm   the time interval between heartbeats  
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pulse volume   the strenght of the heart beat  
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radiation   the transfer of energy such as heat in the forms of waves  
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SaO2   abb for the percetnage of hemoglobin that is saturation with oxygen in arterial blood  
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SpO2   abb for the percentage of hemoglobin that is satyrated with oxygen in arterial blood as measured by a pulse oximeter  
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sphygmomanometer   an instrument fir measuring arterail blood measuring blood pressure  
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stethoscope   an instrumnt for ampifying and hearing sounds produced by the body  
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systole   phase in cardiac cycle in which the venttricles contract sending blood out of the heart and into the aorta and pulmonary  
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systloic presure   the point of maximum pressure on the arterial walls.  
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tachycardia   an abnormally fast heart rate  
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tachypnea   an abdnormally increase in the respiratory rate of more than 20 respirations per min  
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thready pulse   a pulse with a decrease volume that feels weak and thin  
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