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Body Temperature   balance between the heat produced by the body and the heat lost from the body  
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Core Temperature   temperature of the deep tissues of the body  
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Surface Temperature   temperature of tissue, such as subcutaneous tissue or fat  
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Radiation   transfer of heat from the surface of one object to the surface of another without contact between the two objects.  
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Conduction   transfer of heat from one molecule to another in direct contact  
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Convection   the dispersion of heat through air currents  
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Vaporization   continoous evaporation of moisture from the respiratory tract, oral mucousa and skin  
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Insensible water loss   continous and unnoticed water loss  
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Insensible heat loss   heat loss that occurs from the evaporation of moisture from the respiratory tract, mucousa of the mouth and the skin  
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Pyrexia   body temperature above the normal range; fever  
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Hypothermia   core body temperature below the lower limit of normal  
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Hyperthermia   extremely high body temperature  
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Pulse   the wave of blood within an artery that is created by contraction of the left ventricle of the heart  
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Respiration   the act of breathing, transport of oxygen from the atmosphere to the body cells and of carbon dioxide from the cells to the atmosphere.  
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blood pressure   the force exerted on arterial walls by blood flowing within the vessels  
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Apical pulse   a central pulse located at the apex of the heart  
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Pulse deficit   the difference between the apical and radial pulse  
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Adventitious breath sounds   abnormal or acquired breath sounds  
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Palpation   the examination of the body using the sense of touch  
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Percussion   a method in which the body surface is struck to elicit sounds or vibrations  
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Auscultation   process of listening to sounds produced within the body  
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Korotkoff sounds   a series of 5 sounds produced by blood within the artery with each ventriclar contraction  
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Systolic pressure   the pressure of blood against the arterial walls when the heart contracts  
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Diastolic pressure   the pressure of the blood against the arterial walls when the heart is at rest.  
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Pulse pressure   the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressures  
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Coping   dealing with change  
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Burnout   a complex syndrome of behaviors that can be likened to the exhaustion stage of the general adaptation syndrome  
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