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Vital Signs

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show Homeostasis  
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Assessment of pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and temperature; body functions essential to life.   show
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show Pulse  
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Breathing; the process of bringing oxygen into the body and expelling carbon dioxide from the body.   show
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show Blood Pressure  
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The internal body temperature.   show
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An abnormally fast pulse rate...greater than 100bpm.   show
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show Bradycardia  
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show Hypotension  
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show Hypertension  
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show Hypothalamus  
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show Abdominal Breathing  
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The cessation of breathing; may be temporary or permanent.   show
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Breathing that is abnormally slow.   show
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show Cheyne-Stokes Respiration  
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Very little air movements in the lungs   show
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Difficult or painful breathing; shortness of breath.   show
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Breathing that is faster or deeper than that which is produced during normal activity. Also known as hyperventilation.   show
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show Kussmaul's Breathing  
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Difficult breathing that uses shoulder muscles, neck muscles, and abdominal muscles.   show
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