vital sign terminolgy
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| SOB | Short of Breath
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| qid | 4 times a day
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| q | every
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| c | with
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| TPR | temperature, pulse, respiration
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| B/P | blood Pressure
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| V/S or VS | vital signs
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| q4h | every 4 hours
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| tid | three times a day
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| bid | twice a day
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| hs | hour of sleep
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| prn | whenever necessary, as needed
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| Ad lib | as desired
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| qod | every other day
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| qd | everyday
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| tachypnea | respiratory rate above 25 respirations per minute
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| bradypnea | respiratory rate below 10 respirations per minute
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| bradycardia | pulse rate under 60 beats per minute
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| tachycardia | pulse rate above 100 beats per minute, except in children
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| systole | period of work, or contraction, of the heart
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| asystole | state of no cardiac electrical activity
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| eupnea | normal breathing pattern
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| apnea | absence of respiration, usually temporary
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| hyperapnea | an increased respiratory rate
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| bounding | forceful pulse that quickly disappears
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| thready | weak and rapid pulse that feels like a fine mobile thread
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| hyperventilation | breathing faster or deeper than normal, causing excessive expulsion of circulating carbon dioxide
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| dyspnea | difficult or labored breathing
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| fever | also known as pyrexia; elevated body temperature above 101 degress Fahrenheit
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| febrile | pertaining to a fever, or elevated body temperature
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| afebrile | without fever
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| angina | chest pain or discomfort when your heart doesn't get enough blood
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| wheezing | difficult breathing with a high-pitched whistling or sighing sound during expiration
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| rales | bubbling or noisy sounds caused by fluids or mucus in the air passages
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| rhonchi | a rattling sound somewhat like snoring; usually caused by secretion in bronchial airways
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| orthopnea | severe dyspnea in which breathing is very difficult in any position other than sitting erect or standing
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