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Medical term Patient Intake and Vitals
A blood pressure cuff with a gauge used to measure blood pressure.
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- blood pressureThe force of blood against the artery walls, written as systolic over diastolic in mm Hg.
- gaugeThe diameter of a needle's opening; the higher the gauge number, the smaller the needle.
- pulse pressureThe difference between the systolic and diastolic blood pressures.
- radial pulseThe pulse felt at the wrist on the thumb side; the most common site for routine pulse checks.
- respirationOne breath: an inhalation and an exhalation; respirations are counted per minute.
- Snellen chartA chart of letters in decreasing size, read from 20 feet, used to test distance visual acuity.
- stethoscopeAn instrument that amplifies body sounds such as the heartbeat, lungs and bowel.
- subjective dataInformation the patient or family reports, such as symptoms and feelings.
- systolic pressureThe top blood pressure number: the highest pressure, during ventricular contraction.
- tachycardiaHeart rate faster than 100 beats per minute in an adult.