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Eupnea   Normal breathing  
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Apnea   Not breathing  
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Platypnea   Can breath better when laying down.  
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Orthopnea   Can breath better when sitting up.  
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Cheyne Stokes   1-Gradual increase of breathing followed by a 2-gradual decrease in breathing followed by apnea.  
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Kussmal breathing   3-Deep rapid respiration 4-characteristic of diabetic 5-or other types of acidosis.  
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Biot's breathing   Irregular breathing followed by apnea seen in patients with ICP.  
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Tachypnea   Rapid breathing.  
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Hyperpnea   Deeper and more rapid than normal breathing at rest.  
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Bradypnea   Slow respiratory frequency.  
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Paroxymal Nocturnal Dyspnea   Dyspnea during the night.  
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Exertional Dyspnea   Dyspnea that occurs only durring exertion.  
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Kyphoscoliosis   Kyphosis (hunch back) plus Scoliosis (lateral curvature)  
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Kyphosis   Abnormal AP curvature causing a hunch back.  
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Scoliosis   Lateral curvature  
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Barrel Chest   A chest with increased anteroposterior diameter, seen in patients with emphysema.  
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Pectus Excavatum   Funnel chest (concaved)  
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Pectus Carinatum   Pigeon breast (protruding)  
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Jugular Venous Pressure   Reflects the volume of blood and pressure to the right side of the heart. Right heart failure can increase it.  
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Right heart failure   Corepulmonade  
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Paradoxical Pulse   A reverse of normal pulse, durring inspiration pulse is weaker and stronger durring exhalation. Seen in Cardiac Tamponade.  
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Blood pressure higher than 140/90   Hypertension  
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Causes of Hypertension   Increased ICP, Corpulmonale, hypervolemia, hypoxemia, and sympathomimetics.  
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Blood pressure lower than 90/60   Hypotension  
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Causes of Hypotension   Hypovolemia, left ventricular failure, peripheral vasodilation/sepsis, beta blockers, positive pressure ventilation, and PEEP/CPAP.  
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past medical HX   Childhood diseases and development, hospitalizations, surgeries, injuries, accidents, major illnesses, alergies, and medications.  
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Hemoptysis   Blood in sputum or blood from the lungs.  
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Hematemesis   Vomiting blood or blood from the gastrointestinal tract.  
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Hyperthermia   Temp increase cuasing increase of O2 consumption and CO2 production. Also causes increase in ventilation and circulation.  
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Fever   Temp increase caused by disease.  
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Pleuritic chest pain   Located laterally or posteriorly worsens if patient takes a deep breath. Sharp stabbing type pain.  
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Nonpleuritic   Located in the center of the anterior of chest and may radiate to the shoulder or back. Not affected by breathing, dull ache.  
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Vital signs   HR 60 to 100, BP 90 to 140/60 to 90, Temp 98.6, RR 12 to 18.  
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