Vital Signs
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| show | body temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure; pain is now being considered the 5th VS
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| body temp | show 🗑
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| show | the temp of the deep tissues of the body, such as the abd cavity
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| surface temperature | show 🗑
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| heat balance | show 🗑
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| show | the rate of energy utilization in the body required to maintain essential activities such as breathing
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| chemical termogenesis | show 🗑
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| radiation | show 🗑
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| show | the transfer of heat from one molecule to a molecule of lower temp
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| show | the dispersion of heat by air currents
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| show | continuous evaporation of moisture from the resp trach and from the mucosa of the mouth and from the skin
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| show | continuous, unnoticed water loss; ie from the mouth and skin, sweating
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| show | heat loss from insensible water loss
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| show | body temp above the normal range
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| show | very high fever; above 41 C or 105.8 F
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| febrile | show 🗑
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| afebrile | show 🗑
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| show | body temp alternates at regular intervals between periods of fever and periods of normal or subnormal temps
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| show | a wide range of temp fluctuations that occur over a 24-h period
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| show | short febrile periods of a few days are interspersed with periods of 101 days of normal temps
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| show | the body temperatures fluctuates minimally but always remains above normal
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| show | is a result of excessive heat and dehydration
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| show | a core body temp below the lower limit of normal
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| show | a wave of blood created by contraction of the left ventricle of the heart
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| compliance | show 🗑
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| cardiac output | show 🗑
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| show | located away from the heart
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| show | central, located at the apex of the heart
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| show | excessively fast HR; >100 in an adult
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| show | slow HR; <60 in an adult
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| show | the pattern of beats and the intervals between the beats
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| pulse volume | show 🗑
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| elasticity of the arterial wall | show 🗑
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| apical-radial pulse | show 🗑
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| show | discrepancy between apical pulse and radical pulse; urgent
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| show | act of breathing
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| inhalation | show 🗑
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| show | breathing out
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| ventilation | show 🗑
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| show | involves the external intercostal muscles and other accessory muscles
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| diaphragmatic | show 🗑
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| bradypnea | show 🗑
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| tachypnea | show 🗑
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| apnea | show 🗑
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| show | the volume that fills up the lungs
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| hyperventilation | show 🗑
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| show | very shallow resps
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| respiratory rhythm | show 🗑
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| show | those aspects of breathing that are different from normal, effortless breathing
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| show | measure of the pressure exerted by the blood as it flows through the arteries
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| systolic pressure | show 🗑
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| diastolic pressure | show 🗑
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| pulse pressure | show 🗑
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| arteriosclerosis | show 🗑
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| show | thick; proportion of red blood cells to the blood plasma is high
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| show | BP presistently above normal
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| show | BP that is below normal
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| show | BP that falls when the client sits or stands
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| show | the temporary disappearance f sounds normally heard over the bracial artery when the cuff pressure is high followed by the reapperance of the sounds at a lower level
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