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chpt 4 vital signs
vital signs chpt 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adventitious sounds | abnormal breath sounds |
| afebrile | without fever;the body temperature is normal |
| alveolus | a thin-wall air sac of the lungs in which the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place |
| antecubital space | the space located at the front of the elbow |
| antipyretic | an agent that reduces fever |
| aorta | the major trunk of the arterial system of the body |
| apnea | the temporarycessation of breathing |
| axilla | the armpit |
| bounding pulse | a pulse with an increased volume that feels very strong and full |
| bradycardiA | an abnormally slow heart rate ( less than 60 beats per minute). |
| bradypnea | an abnormal decrease in the respiratory rate of less than 10 respirations per minute. |
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