Chapter 42 Flashcards
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Dysrythmia
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Above normal heart rhythm
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Cogenital
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To be born with
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High blood pressure
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See hypertension
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Hypertension
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Systolic pressure is 140 mm Hg or higher
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Lympbedema
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A build up of lymph in the tissue causing edema
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Pre hypertension
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Systolic pressure between 120 and 139
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Sleep apnea
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Pauses in breathing that occurs during sleep
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Emesis
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See vomitus
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Heart Burn
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Burning sensation in the chest and sometimes trachea
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Hyperglycemia
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High sugar in the blood
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Hypoglycemia
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Low sugar in the blood
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Jaundice
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Yellowish plot is the skin or whites of the eyes
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Vomitus
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Good or fluids expelled from the stomach through the mouth
