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Optical radial pulse
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Taking the optical and radial pulse at the same time
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Blood pressure
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The amount of force exerted against the walls of an artery by the blood
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Bradycardia
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A slow (brady) heart rate (cardial); less than 60 beats per minute
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Diastole
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The period when the heart is at rest
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Diastolic pressure
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The pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest
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Fever
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Elevated body temperature
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Hypertension
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Blood pressure measurements that remain above (hyper) a systolic pressure of 140 mm Hg or a diastolic pressure if 90 mm Hg
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Hypotension
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When the systolic blood pressure is below (hypo) 90 mm Hg and the diastolic pressure is below 60 mm Hg
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Pulse
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The beat of the heart felt at an artery as a wave of blood passes through the artery
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Pulse deficit
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The difference between the apical and radial pulse rates
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Pulse rate
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The number of heartbeats or pulses felt in 1 minute
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Respiration
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Breathing air into (inhalation) and out of (exhalation) the lungs
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Sphygmomanometer
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A cuff measuring device used to measure blood pressure
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Stethoscope
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An instrument used to listen to sounds produced by the heart, lungs, and other body organs
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Systole
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The period of heart muscle contraction; the period when the heart is pumping blood
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