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An Agent that reduces fever
Antipyretic
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An Adventitious sound of venous or arterial origin heard on a auscultation
bruits
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Blood Pressure
The tension exerted on the walls of the arteries by the strength of the contraction of the heart.
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A heartbeat marked by a pulse rate below 60 beats per minute in an adult
bradycardia
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Enlargement of the heart.
cardiomegaly
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A blue, gray, slate, or dark purple discoloration of the skin or mucous membranes caused by deoxygenated or reduced hemoglobin in the blood.
cyanosis
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Blood pressure when the ventricles of the heart are filling with blood.
Diastolic Pressure
In healthy adults this equals about 60 to 80 mmHg
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Abnormal, disordered, or disturbed rhythm.
Dysrhythmia
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Reddening of the skin.
Erythema. Erythema is a common, but nonspecific sign of skin irritation, injury, or inflammation.
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Sudden redness of the skin.
Flushing
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BP higher than 140/90 mmHg on three separate readings recorded several weeks apart.
hypertension
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hypertension
BP higher than 140/90 mmHg on three separate readings recorded several weeks apart.
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A deficiency in tone or tension.
hypotension
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A decrease of the systolic and diastolic blood pressure to below normal.
hypotension
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A temporary deficiency of blood flow to an organ or tissure
ischemia
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A condition marked by yellow staining of body tissues and fluids.
What is it and what causes it?
- Jaundice. Result of excessive levels of bilirubin in the bloodstream.
- ps. not usually visible until levels reach above 3mg/dl.
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Sounds heard in auscultation of BP
Korotkoff's sounds
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Korotkoff's sounds
Sounds heard in Auscultation of BP
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An abnormal sound heard when listening to the heart or neighboring large blood vessels.
Murmur
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Murmur
An abnormal sound heard when listening to the heart or neighboring large blood vessels.
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Destruction or complete occlusion of a part or a reflex by degeneration, disease, or surgery
obliterate
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Hypotension occurring when a person assumes an upright position after getting up from a bed or chair.
orthostatic hyportension
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lack of color; palness
pallor
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a sensation of raid or irregular beating of the heart
palpitations
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palpitations
a sensation of rapid or irregular beating of the heart.
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The circulation of blood through tissues
perfusion
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perfusion
Supplying of an organ or tissue with nutrients and oxygen by injecting blood or a suitable fluid into an artery
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passing of fluid through spaces
perfusion
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Rate, rhythm, condition of arterial walls compressibility and tension, and size and shape of the fluid wave
Pulse
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Condition in which the speed of the pulse at the radial artery is less than the pulse of the heart.
Pulse deficit. This is seen in atrial fibrillation.
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The difference between systolic and diasytolic pressures.
Pulse pressure. The systolic pressure is normally about 40 points greater than the diastolic. A pulse pressure over 50 points or under 30 points is considered abnormal.
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Systolic pressure is normally how many points greater than diastolic
40 points
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An instrument for determining arterial blood pressure indirectly
Sphygmomanometer
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Stroke Volume
The amount of blood ejected by the left ventricle of each heartbeat. Amt. varies but averages 60 to 80 ml.
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Transient (and usually sudden) loss of consciousness, accompanied by an inability to maintain an upright posture.
syncope. occurs commonly; it results in about 1% to 6% of all hospital admissions in the U.S.
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Blood pressure during contraction of the ventricles.
Systolic pressure
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What is Normal systolic BP
100-120 mmHg. Higher systolic BP are fond in prehypertension and hypertension.
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An abnormal rapid heart rate.
tachycardia
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Heart rate greater than 100 beats per minute in adults.
tachycardia
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tachycardia
HR greater than 100 bpm in adults
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Temperature
The degree of hotness or coldness of a substance.
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Normal tension in a cell
Turgor
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Distention, swelling
Turgor
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Turgur
- Normal tension in a cell
- Distention, swelling
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vital signs
Those physical signs concerning fuctions essential to life (i.e. Pulse rate, rate of respirations, blood pressure, and Temperature.) Some also consider pain as the fifth vital sign.
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Those physical signs concerning fuctions essential to life
Vital Signs.
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What are the 4 vital signs
Whats the Fifth Vital sign
Pulse rate, rate of respiration, blood pressure, temp.
Pain
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