key definitions
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| Having a body temperature within one's normal range. | Afebrile
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| Inner side or bend of the elbow. | Antecubital space
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| Left lower corner of the heart. | Apex
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| Located at the apex of the heart. | Apical
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| Absence of respiration. | Apnea
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| Provides a palpable pulse and audible vascular sounds in the atecubital space. | Brachial artery
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| To standardize a measuring instrument. | Calibrate
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| Common scale used for measuring temperature. | Fahrenheit
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| Having a body temperature above one's normal range. | Febrile
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| Abnormally deep rapid breathing. | Hyperpnea
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| An exceptionally high fever. | Hyperpyrexia
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| High blood pressure. | Hypertension
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| Low blood pressure. | hypotension
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| Systolic blood pressure measured by using the sense of touch. | Palpatory method
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| An artery located in the groove on the thumb side of the inner wrist, where the pulse is taken on adults. | Radial artery
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| An instrument for measuring blood pressure | Sphymomanometer
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| Abnormally rapid breathing. | Tachypnea
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| Rapid heart, generally in excess of 100 beats per minute. | Tachycardia
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| An instrument either electronic or disposable that is used to measure body temperature. | Thermometer
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