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Health Science 20

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show Low Blood Pressure (<90/60): caused by pregnancy, dehydration, blood loss, allergies, infection, etc.  
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show Pulse electrical activity  
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show Causes a fever  
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show Heart rate > 100 bpm  
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show Irregular heart beat  
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show Automated External Defibrillator  
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Afebrile   show
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show Absence of heart beat, flat-line  
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show Body temperature one degree above normal  
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show (breathing), hard to see chest rise, small amount of air inhaled  
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show Blood pressure when heart is contracting/pumping blood (higher number)  
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show disorganized contraction of heart ventricles (unable to fill up or release blood, AED is necessary0  
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show Not breathing  
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Normal Sinus Rhythm   show
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show Body temperature >104 degrees F, 40 degrees C. Caused by fever, exercise, heat stroke, hormones, injury  
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Hyperventilation   show
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Pyrexia   show
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show Breathing slower than normal rate  
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Hypertension   show
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Auscultation   show
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show Fast, pounding heart beat, common after intense exercise  
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show touching or feeling  
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show Heart rate <60 bpm  
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show Blood pressure when heart is relaxed/filling (lower number)  
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Electrocardiogram   show
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Sphygmomanometer   show
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Dyspea   show
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show Body temperature <95 degrees F, 35 degrees C. Caused by exposure to cold, too much alcohol, Addison's disease.  
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show Blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respirations.  
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show 02 saturation, pain, consciousness, pulse electrical activity  
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show 95-100%  
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Normal Adult brpm   show
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Normal Adult bpm   show
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show 120/80 (increases with age, normal is under 130)  
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show Systolic: 121-139 mmHG Diastolic: 80-89 mmHG  
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Hypertension Stage 1 blood pressure   show
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Hypertensions Stage 2 blood pressure   show
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show Age, exercise, stress, rage, gender, medications, obesity, diurnal variations, disease process  
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Symptoms of hypotension   show
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Temperature Measuring sites   show
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Heart Rate of newborns   show
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Heart Rate of 6 year olds to adolescent   show
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Pulse Locations   show
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show level of consciousness  
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show used to examine level of consciousness by testing their responses to pain, their verbal signals, their eyes, and their motor signals.  
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Possible cause of hypertension   show
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show Alcoholic - damaged liver. 90% of our heat comes from our liver, so people with damaged livers are always cold.  
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show P - activation of the atria QRS - activation of the ventricles T - recovery wave  
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show - detect arrhythmias - detect heart problems (heart attacks, damage, inflammation) - detect electrolyte imbalances and lung disease - monitor progression and recovery of a heart attack  
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Possible problems with a rapid and full pulse   show
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Possible problems with a rapid, thready pulse   show
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Possible problems with a slow, full pulse   show
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4 ways to characterize respirations   show
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show shock, heart problems, heat exhaustion, insulin shock, heart failure, pneumonia  
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show airway obstruction, heart failure, heart attack, lung disease, chest injury, lung damage from heat, diabetic coma  
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Possible problems with slow, snoring breathing   show
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show airway obstruction, lung disease, lung injury due to heat  
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Possible problems with wheezing breathing   show
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Possible problems with coughing blood   show
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show adult: over 28 1-5: over 44 5-12: over 36  
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show vasodilation, sweating, pilorelaxation, stretching out  
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What are the 4 reactions to cold?   show
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show Caused by heat: arterioles dilate (enlarge) so more blood enters skin capillaries and heat is lost  
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show Caused by the cold: arterioles get smaller to reduce blood going to skin, keeping core warm  
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show Caused by heat, this means body hairs flatten  
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What is piloerection?   show
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