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Apical pulse
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Pulse taken with a stethoscope and near the apex of the heart
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Apnea
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Absence of respirations; temporary cessation of respirations
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Arrhythmia
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Irregular or abnormal heart rhythm
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Aural
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Tympanic membrane of the ear or auditory canal
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Axillary
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Armpit; that area of the body under the arm
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Blood pressure
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Measurement of the force exerted by the heart against the arterial walls when the heart contracts and relaxes
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Bradycardia
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Slow heart rate, usually below 60 beats/minute
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Character
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The quality of respirations
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Cheyne-Stokes
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Periods of difficult breathing followed by periods of no respirations
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Clinical thermometer
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Consists of a slender glass tube containing mercutry or alcohol with red dye, which expands when exposed to heat
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Cyanosis
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Bluish color of the skin, nail beds, and/or lips due to an insufficient amount of oxygen in the blood
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Diastolic
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Period of relaxation of the heart
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Dyspnea
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Difficult or labored breathing
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Electronic thermometer
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Registers the temperature on a viewer in a few seconds and can be used to take oral, rectal, axillary, and/or groin temperatures
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Fever
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Elevated body temperature usually above 101F measured rectally
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