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Vital Signs

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Definition
Apical Pulse   show
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Apnea   show
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show The medical abbreviation for beats per minute  
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Brachial Pulse   show
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show Slow heart rate, under 60 beats per minutes  
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show Centigrade temp scale in which the boiling point of water is 100 degrees and the freezing point of water is 0 degree  
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Cheyne-Stokes Respiration   show
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Diastolic   show
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show To widen  
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Dyspnea   show
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show Normal respirations  
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Expiration   show
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show Temp scale in which the boiling point of water is 212 degrees and the freezing point of water is 32 degrees  
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show High Blood Pressure, regularly measuring 130/80 mm Hg or higher  
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show Low Blood Pressure, below 90/60 mm Hg  
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Hypothermia   show
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Inspiration   show
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show Very deep, rapid breathing that is associated with diabetic ketoacidosis and kidney failure; aka air hunger  
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Orthopnea   show
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Orthostatic Hypotension   show
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show Pulse located on the inside of the wrist, where the radial artery runs just beneath the skin  
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Respiration   show
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show A device that measures blood pressure  
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show Instrument used to hear sounds in the human body, such as the heartbeat or pulse, breathing sounds, or bowel sounds  
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show First measurement of bp; phase when the heart is at work, contracting and pushing blood out of the left ventricle  
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show Rapid heart rate, over beats per minutes  
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show Rapid respirations, over 20 breaths per minutes  
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show A device used for measuring the degree of heat or cold  
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Vital Signs   show
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