Terms from pulse and respiration chapter
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| Pulse | the pressure of blood felt against the wall of an artery as the heart contracts and relaxes
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| Bradycardia | an unusually slow pulse below 60
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| Tachycardia | an unusually fast pulse over 100
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| Rhythm | regularity
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| Volume of pulse | fullness
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| Apical pulse | measured by counting heart contractions
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| Apex | tip of heart
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| Apical- | radial pulse, comparison of apical and radial pulse rate
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| Pulse deficit | difference between apical and radial pulse
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| Respiration | supplies cells of body with oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide
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| Cyanosis | dusky color
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| Tachypnea | rapid, shallow breathing
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| Dyspnea | difficult or labored breathing
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| Apnea | a period of no respiration
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| Cheyne stokes | a period of dyspnea, followed by apnea
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| Stertorous | snoring like respirations
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| Rales | moist respiration
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| Wheezing | sighing sound due to narrowing of bronchioles
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| Rate of respiration | number of respirations a minute
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| Symmetry | chest expands equally on each side
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| Volume of respiration | depth of respiration
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