Chapter 26 Flashcards
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Thermometer
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A device used to measure temperature
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Sphygmanometer
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A cuff and measuring device used to measure blood pressure
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Tachycardia
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A rapid heart rate more than a hundred beats per minute
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Bradycardia
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Slow heart rate less than 60 a minute
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Stethoscope
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An instrument used to listen to self produced by the heart and other body organs
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Respiration a
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Breathing air into and out of lungs
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Fever
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Elevated temperature
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Apical radial pulse
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Taking the apical and radial pulses at the same time
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Vital signs
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Temp pulse respirations and blood pressure and pain in some agencies
