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Vital Signs

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show The pulse on the left side of the chest, just below the nipple  
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show The absence of breathing  
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BPM   show
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Brachial Pulse   show
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Bradycardia   show
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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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Dilate   show
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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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Sphygmomanometer   show
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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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Systolic   show
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show Rapid heart rate, over beats per minutes  
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Tachypnea   show
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Thermometer   show
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show Measurements body temp, pulse, respirations, and bp that monitor the functioning of the vital organs of the body  
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