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TPR Termiinology

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tachypnea   Rapid breathing  
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bradypnea   Slow brathing  
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tachycardia   Rapid heart beat  
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bradycardia   Slow heart beat  
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systole   The contraction, or period of contraction of the heart, especially of the ventricles.  
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asystole   Cardiac standstill or arrest; absence of heart beat  
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eupnea   Normal, ulabored breathing  
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apnea   Temporary absence or cessation of breathing  
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hyperpnea   Abnormally deep, or rapid breathing  
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bounding   To leap forward or upward  
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thready   Consisting of or resembling thread  
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hyperventilation   Abnormally fast or deep respiration, which results in the loss of carbon dioxide from the blood, thereby causing a fall in blood pressure, tingling of the extremities, and sometimes fainting.  
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dyspnea   Difficult breathing  
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fever   Any body temperature elevation over 100 F (137.8 C)  
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febrile   Of, relating to, or characterized by fever; feverish.  
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afebrile   Having no fever  
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angina   A condition, such as severe sore throat, in which spasmodic attacks of suffocating pain occur.  
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wheezing   To breathe with difficulty, producing a hoarse whistling sound.  
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rales   An abnormal respiratory sound characterized by fine crackles.  
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rhonchi   A coarse rattling sound somewhat like snoring, usually caused by secretion in a bronchial tube.  
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orthopnea   a respiratory ailment in which the sufferer can breathe only when standing upright  
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