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Chapter 10 Flashcards

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Auscultatory gap

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A brief period when Korotkoff sounds disappear during auscultation of BP; may occur with hypertension

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Bradycardia

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Heart rate fewer that 50 or 60 beats per minute in the adult

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Sphygmomanometer

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Instrument for measuring arterial BP

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Stroke Volume

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Amount of blood pumped out of the heart with each heartbeat

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Tachycardia

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Heart rate greater than 95 beats per minute in the adult

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