chief complaint
Medical term Patient Intake and Vitals
A brief statement of the main reason for the visit, usually in the patient's own words.
Related terms
- brachial pulseThe pulse at the inner elbow (antecubital area), where the stethoscope is placed to hear blood pressure…
- bradycardiaHeart rate slower than 60 beats per minute in an adult.
- bradypneaBreathing slower than normal; in adults, fewer than 12 breaths per minute.
- carotid pulseThe pulse in the front of the neck on either side of the trachea; check only one side at a time.
- diastolic pressureThe bottom blood pressure number: the pressure remaining while the ventricles relax.
- febrileHaving a fever.
- hyperthermiaDangerously high core body temperature.
- hypotensionLow blood pressure.
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