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16 Cards in this Set
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Aneroid Gauge
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A pressure gauge (for blood pressure)
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20.330
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Auscultatory Gap
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Sound fadeout for 10-15mmHg then begins again
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20.334
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Blood Pressure
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Vital sign measuring the force of blood against the walls of the arteries
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20.329
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Brachial Artery
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1 inch above antecubital area (inner elbow)
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20.331
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Depressant
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Drugs that slow down body functions
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20.330
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Diastole
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Relaxation of ventricles of the heart
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20.329
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Diastolic Pressure
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Sound of semilunar valves shutting (lower number of BP); heart at rest
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20.332
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Elasticity
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Stretch
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20.329
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Fasting
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Not eating
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20.330
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Hypertension
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High blood pressure
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20.332
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Hypotension
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Low blood pressure
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20.332
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Pulse Pressure
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Difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
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20.332
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Sphygmomano- meter
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Blood pressure measuring apparatus
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20.329
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Stimulant
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Substances that speed up body functions
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20.330
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Systole
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Contraction of the ventricles of the heart
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20.329
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Systolic Pressure
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Sound of the bicuspid and tricuspid valves shutting (high number of BP); heart at work
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20.332
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