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Pulse
Respirations
Blood Pressure
100
Tachycardia is a common _____________.
What is an arrhythmia?
100
By-product of cell function that is expelled by exhalation
What is carbon dioxide?
100
Force exerted on the arterial walls during cardiac contraction
What is systole?
200
Pulse pertaining to the apex of the heart
What is apical?
200
How long respirations are counted
What is one minute?
200
Disease in which plaque builds up inside the arteries
What is atherosclerosis?
300
The most commonly used site to measure pulse rate in adults
What is radial?
300
Absence of breathing
What is apnea?
300
This is not needed with an electronic sphygmomanometer
What is a stethoscope?
400
The site most commonly used for blood pressure measurement
What is brachial?
400
Respiratory rate greater than 20
What is tachypnea?
400
The sounds heard during blood pressure measurement
What is Korotkoff?
500
Describe the feel of a normal artery when taking a pulse
What is soft and elastic?
500
Airflow during respiration that stops for more than 10 seconds
What is sleep apnea?
500
Reading that will result from a blood pressure cuff that is too small
What is too high a blood pressure reading?