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67 Cards in this Set
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APEX
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THE POINTED END OF THE HEART, APICAL PULSE IS FOUND HERE
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APNEA
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ABSENCE OF BREATHING
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ARRHYTHMIA
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IRREGULAR PULSE
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AUSCULTATION
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HEARING
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AUSCULTATORY GAP
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NO SOUND-SILENCE AS THE CUFF DEFLATES FOR 30-40mm Hg; common with hypertension
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AXILLARY
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ARMPIT
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BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
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THE RATE AT WHICH HEAT IS PRODUCED WHEN THE BODY IS AT REST
-DEPENDS ON THE PERSONS BODY SURFACE AREA |
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BIOT RESPERATIONS
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SHALLOW FOR 2 OR 3 BREATHS WITH A PERIOD OF VARIABLE APNEA
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BRADYCARDIA
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A SLOW PULSE THAT IS LESS THAN 60 BEATS PER MINUTE
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BRADYPNEA
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SLOW AND SHALLOW BREATHING
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CARDIAC OUTPUT
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THE AMOUNT OF BLOOD PUMPED BY THE LEFT VENTRICLE IN 1 MINUTE
PULSE RATE X STROKE VOLUME= CARDIAC OUTPUT AVERAGE IS=5 LITERS OF BLOOD PER MINUTE |
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CHEYNE-STOKES RESPIRATIONS
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A PATTERN OF DYSPNEA FOLLOWED BY A SHORT PERIOD OF APNEA
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CHILLS
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SENSATIONS OF COLD AND SHAKING OF THE BODY
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CORE TEMPERATURE
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THE TEMPERATURE OF THE DEEP TISSUES OF THE BODY
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CRACKLES
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ABNORMAL, NONMUSICAL SOUND HEARD IN THE LUNGS DURING INSPIRATION
ALSO CALLED RALES |
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CRISIS
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ABRUPT DECLINE IN FEVER
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CYANOSIS
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BLUISH DISCOLORATION
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DEFERVESCENCE
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ABATEMENT OF FEVER
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DIASTOLIC PRESSURE
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THE LOWER PRESSURE EXERTED ON THE ARTERY WHEN THE HEART IS AT REST BETWEEN CONTRACTIONS (DIASTOLE)
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DYSPNEA
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DIFFICULT AND LABORED BREATHING
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EUPNEA
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A NORMAL, RELAXED BREATHING PATTERN
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FEBRILE
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STAGE OF FEVER WHERE THE BODY TEMP RISES TO THE NEW SET POINT ESTABLISHED BY THE HYPOTHALAMUS AND REMAINS THERE UNTIL THE CAUSE OF THE FEVER RESOLVES
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FEVER
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ELEVATED TEMPERATURE
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HYPERTENSION
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PRESSURE CONSISTENTLY ELEVATED ABOVE THE NORMAL RANGE
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HYPERTHERMIA
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ABOVE-NORMAL BODY TEMPERATURE
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HYPERVENTILATION
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A PATTERN OF BREATHING IN WHICH THERE IS AN INCREASE IN THE RATE AND DEPTH OF BREATHS AND CARBON DIOXIDE IS EXPELLED, CAUSING THE BLOOD LEVEL OF CARBON DIOXIDE TO FALL
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HYPOTENSION
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LOW BLOOD PRESSURE
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HYPOTHERMIA
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BELOW NORMAL BODY TEMPERATURE
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HYPOXEMIA
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DECREASED LEVELS OF OXYGEN IN THE BLOOD
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HYPOXIA
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STATE OF INSUFFICIENT OXYGEN (CELLULAR)
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KOROTKOFF SOUNDS
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CERTAIN SOUNDS HEARD WHILE MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE, IDENTIFIED BY A RUSSIAN SURGEON
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KUSSMAUL RESPIRATIONS
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INCREASED RATE OF BREATHING AND DEPTH WITH PANTING AND LONG, GRUNTING EXHALATIONS.
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LYSIS
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GRADUAL RETURN TO NORMAL BODY TEMP (WHEN APPLIED TO TEMPERATURE)
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METABOLISM
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CELLULAR CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN THE BODY, HEAT PRODUCTION IS THE BYPRODUCT
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ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION
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DROP IN BLOOD PRESSURE OCCURRING WITH CHANGE FROM SUPINE TO STANDING OR FROM SITTING TO STANDING
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OVERHYDRATION
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EXCESS FLUID VOLUME
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OXIMETER
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MACHINE THAT MEASURES OXYGEN IN THE BLOOD
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OXIMETRY
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MEASUREMENT OF OXYGEN
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PALPATE
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FEEL THE PULSE
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PULSE DEFICIT
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE APICAL AND RADIAL PULSE
RADIAL PULSE - APICAL PULSE = PULSE DEFICIT |
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PULSE PRESSURE
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SYSTOLIC PRESSURE-DIASTOLIC PRESSURE=PULSE PRESSURE
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PYREXIA
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FEVER-OCCURS WHEN NORMAL MECHANISMS OF THE BODY CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THE EXCESSIVE HEAT PRODUCTION AND BODY TEMP RISES
100.2 AND ABOVE |
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PYROGENS
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AGENTS THAT CAUSE FEVER
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RESPIRATION
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THE EXCHANGE OF OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE LUNGS AND TISSUES
INITIATED BY THE ACT OF BREATHING |
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RHONCHI
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CONTINUOUS DRY, RATTLING SOUNDS HEARD IN THE LUNGS CAUSED BY PARTIAL OBSTRUCTION
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SHOCK
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CIRCULATORY COLLAPSE
(DECREASED BLOOD PRESSURE, INCREASE IN PULSE RATE, COLD AND CLAMMY SKIN, DIZZINESS, BLURRED VISION, APPREHENSION) |
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SPHYGMOMANOMETER
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DEVICE USED TO INDIRECTLY MEASURE BLOOD PRESSURE
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STERTOR
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SNORING SOUND PRODUCED WHEN PTS ARE UNABLE TO COUGH UP SECRETIONS FROM THE TRACHEA OR BRONCHI
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STETHOSCOPE
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DEVICE THAT AUGMENTS SOUNDS FROM WITHIN THE BODY
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STRIDOR
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CROWING SOUND ON INSPIRATION CAUSED BY OBSTRUCTION OF THE UPPER AIR PASSAGES, AS OCCURS IN CROUP OR LARYNGITIS
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STROKE VOLUME
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THE VOLUME OF BLOOD PUSHED INTO THE AORTA PER HEARTBEAT
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SYSTOLIC PRESSURE
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THE MAXIMUM PRESSURE EXERTED ON THE ARTERY DURING LEFT VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION (SYSTOLE)
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TACHYCARDIA
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A PULSE GREATER THAT 100 BEATS PER MINUTE
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TACHYPNEA
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INCREASED OR RAPID BREATHING
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TYMPANIC MEMBRANE
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EARDRUM
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VITAL SIGNS
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TEMP, PULSE, RESPIRATIONS, BP, PAIN LEVEL, O2 SATURATION
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WHEEZE
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WHISTLING SOUNDS OF AIR FORCED PAST A PARTIAL OBSTRUCTION, AS FOUND IN ASTHMA AND EMPHYSEMA
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DIAPHORESIS
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EXCESSIVE SWEAT PRODUCTION, WHICH ATTEMPTS TO COOL THE BODY BY EVAPORATION
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WHEN A PERSON HAS TROUBLE BREATHING WHAT MUSCLES ARE USED?
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ACCESSORY
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THE PROCESS THAT BRINGS O2 INTO THE BODY AND REMOVES CARBON DIOXIDE WASTE?
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RESPIRATIONS
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NORMAL HEALTHY ADULT RESPIRATION RATE RANGE
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12-20
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NORMAL RANGE OF RESPIRATION FOR A CHILD (AGE 3 YR)
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20-30
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NORMAL RANGE OF RESPIRATIONS FOR AN INFANT
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30-80
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NORMAL ADULT PULSE RANGE
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60-100
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A FEVER IS CONSIDERED SIGNIFICANT (MEDICATE) WHEN IT REACHES WHAT TEMP?
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101.3 DEGREES F
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WHAT IS THE NORMAL BODY TEMP RANGE?
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97.5-99.5 DEGREES F
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LIST THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS
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NOSE, PHARYNX, LARYNX, TRACHEA, BRONCHI, AND LUNGS
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