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15 Cards in this Set
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Hypocapnia
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Reduction of the Pac02 level below 35mm hg
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Pac02
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Hypokalemia
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abnormal decrease in the potassium level in plasma of the circulating blood
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potassium
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Hypoplasia
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Underdevelopment of a tissue or organ
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tissue or organ
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Hypopnea
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shallow breathing
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shallow
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Hypoxemia
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insufficient oxygenation of the arterial blood
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arterial
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Hypoxia
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insufficient oxygenation at the tissue level
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tissue
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Intrinsic asthma
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Asthma that is unrelated to allergic disorders
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allergic
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Dysphagia
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Difficulty swallowing
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swallowing
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Dyspnea
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labored or difficult breathing, sometimes accompanied by pain
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breathing
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Apnea
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Cessation of spontaneous breathing for more than 10 seconds
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cessation
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Bradypnea
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abnormally slow breathing rate
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slow
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Bradycardia
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abnormally slow heart rate , less than 60/min in the adult
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heart rate
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Diuretic
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an agent that increases the excretion of urine
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excretion
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Diaphoresis
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Profuse sweating
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sweating
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Orthopnea
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shortness of breath that occurs in the reclining position
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reclining
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