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26. Hypothermia – a low body temperature below 95 degrees measured rectally 27. Oral temperatures - Are taken in the mouth. This is usually the most common, convenient, and comfortable method of obtaining a temperature. 28.Palpation - Technique used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of parts of the body with the hands 29.Percussion - Technique of tapping with the fingertips to evaluate size, borders, and consistency of internal structures of the body 30.Pulse - Pressure of the blood felt against the wall of an artery as the heart contracts or beats 31.Pulse deficit - The difference between the rate of an apical pulse and the rate of a radial pulse 32.Pulse pressure - The difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure 33.Pupil - The black center of the eye 34.Radial Pulse - The pulse felt at the wrist 35.Rate - Number per minute, as with pulse and respiration counts 36.Reactivity - In the pupil of the eyes, reacting to light by changing size 37.Rectal temperatures - Are taken in the rectum and is the most accurate of all methods 38.Respiration - the process of taking in oxygen (02) and expelling carbon dioxide (CO2) from the lungs and respiratory tract. 39.Rhythm - Referring to regularity; regular or irregular 40.Sign - An indication of a patient's condition that is objective, or can be observed by another person; an indication that can be seen, heard, smelled or felt by the medical practioner 41.Sphygmomanometer - instrument calibrated for measuring blood pressure in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) 42.Stethoscope - Instrument used for listening to internal body sounds 43.Symptom - An indication of a patient's condition that cannot be observed by another person but rather is subjective, or felt and reported by the patient 44.Systolic Blood Pressure - The pressure created in the arteries by the blood during ventricular contraction 45.Tachycardia - Fast, or rapid, heartbeat (usually more than 100 beats per minute in an adult) 46.Tachypnea - Respiratory rate above 25 respirations per minute. 47.Temperature - The balance between heat lost an heat produced by the body 48.Thermometer - Instrument used to measure temperature 49.Tympanic Thermometers - are specialized electronic thermometers that record the aural temperature in the ear. 50.Vital Signs - Outward signs of what is going on inside the body, including respiration; pulse; skin color, temperature, and condition (plus capillary refill in infants and children); pupils; and blood pressure