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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 vital signs | determinations that provide and comprehend light rays; and blood pressure |
| temperature | the measurment of the balance between hear lost and heat produced by the body |
| pulse | pressure of the blood felt against the wall of an artery as the heart contrast or beats |
| rate | number per minute, as with pulse and respiration counts |
| rhythm | referring to reguliarity; regular or irregular |
| volume | the degree of strength of a pulse |
| respirations | the process of taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide by way of the lungs and air passages |
| blood pressure | measurment of force exerted by the hear against the arterial walls when the heart contracts and relaxes |
| apical pulse | pulse taken with a stethoscop and taken near the apex of the heart |
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