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1. Costal breathing (aka thoracic breathing) - ANS ✓Involves
external interest all muscles and other accessory muscles such as the
sternocleidomastoid muscles. Can be observed by the movement of
the chest upward & outward.
2. Diaphragmatic breathing (aka abdominal breathing) - ANS
✓Involves the contraction & relaxation of the diaphragm observed by
the movement of the abdomen as a result of the diaphragms
contraction & downward movement.
3. Diastolic pressure - ANS ✓Pressure when the ventricles are at rest.
The lower pressure present at all times within the arteries.
4. Dysrhythmia - ANS ✓May consist of random irregular beats or a
predictable pattern of irregular beats called "regularly irregular".
5. Evaporation - ANS ✓Continuous vaporization of moisture from the
respiratory tract and from the mucosa of the mouth & skin.
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6. Exhalation (aka expiration) - ANS ✓Breathing out or the
movement of gases from the lungs to the atmosphere.
7. Fever (aka pyrexia or hyperthermia) - ANS ✓A body temperature
above the usual range.
8. Fever spike - ANS ✓Temperature that that rises to a fever level
rapidly following a normal temperature and then returns to normal
within a few hours. Common to bacterial blood infections.
9. Heat balance - ANS ✓When the amount of heat produced by the
body equals the amount of heat lost.
10. Heat exhaustion - ANS ✓Result of excessive heat &
dehydration. Paleness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, fainting, &
moderately increased temperature of 101-102.
11. Heat stroke - ANS ✓Persons generally have been exercising in
hot weather, have warm flushed skin, and often do not sweat. Usually
have a temperature of 106 or higher and may be delirious,
unconscious, or having seizures.
12. Haematocrit - ANS ✓When the proportion of red blood cells to
the blood plasma is high. Highly viscous blood; thick.
13. Hyperpyrexia - ANS ✓Very high fever. 105.8
14. Hypertension - ANS ✓A blood pressure that is persistently
above normal. When the diastolic pressure is 90 mmHg or higher or
when the systolic is 140 mmHg or higher.
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