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Vital Signs Exam Review

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show set down from ICU care  
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show a cart carrying the supplies need for immediate treatment of a heart attack  
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show a condition in which a weakened heart is unable to pump all of the blood out of the lungs, leaving blood pools at the bottom interfering with breathing  
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show a devise that amplifies sound used to listen to heart/chest and to take blood pressure  
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show a tube inserted into the airway of a patient about to receive general anesthetic  
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show devise used to take blood pressure aka blood pressure cuff.  
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show a condition characterized by gradual destruction of the alveoli- looses elasticity and cannot inflate  
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show a disease that affects air passages in the lung, causing wheezing and SOB  
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atrial fibrillation (AF) (AFib)   show
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pneumonia   show
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show an artificial airway through an incision in the trachea  
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show anthropometric measurements  
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COPD or COLD   show
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suctioning   show
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show arteriosclerosis because of deposits of fat in arterial walls  
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physiotherapist   show
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show assessment done on a client to determine the amounts of oxygen and carbon dioxide dissolve in the blood  
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sputum specimen   show
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cerebrovascular accident (CVA)   show
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show damage to the heart caused by a blockage in one of the coronary arteries cutting off bloody supply to that part of the heart  
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dyspnea   show
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pacemaker   show
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show aka high blood pressure- excessive force of the blood against the vessel walls as the heart pumps  
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show extremely slow heartbeat  
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show for clients who for any reason do not have enough oxygen in their bloo  
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arterial sclerosis   show
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show heat is produced by the body as it use the food needed to maintain normal body functions  
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show important measurements of body's state of health  
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show insufficient oxygen in the blood or tissues  
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deep suctioning   show
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hemorrhage   show
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show loss of normal rhythm o the heart beat  
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pulse oximetry   show
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show musical pitched sounds produced by air passing through narrowed bronchi heard on auscultation of the lungs  
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"call the arrest"   show
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respiration   show
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postural drainage   show
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thoracocentesis   show
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nurse   show
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show rapid movements of flattened hands over the client's chest to remove secretions  
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show remove the endotracheal tube  
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inhalation therapy   show
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show sounds produced by air passing through the airway secretions  
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endotracheal   show
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oropharyngeal   show
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nasopharyngeal   show
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essential hypertension   show
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blood pressure   show
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diastolic pressure   show
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systolic pressure   show
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secondary hypertension   show
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show traces heart's activity, readout displayed on small screen  
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show used for clients who are experiencing respirator difficulties  
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clapping/percussion   show
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show when the heart contracts it forces blood throughout the body by way of the blood vessels  
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