Choose the word that best answers the description below.

A. unusually rapid pulse rate
B. a dusty-bluish discoloration to the skin
C. high blood pressure
D. used to listen to body sounds
E. low blood pressure
F. the first sound heard when taking a BP
G. the act of exhaling
H. unusually slow heartbeat
I. the difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
J. when the sound of a BP disappears


A. tachycardia
B. cyanosis
C. hypertension
D. stethoscope
E. hypotension
F. systolic
G. expiration
H. bradycardia
I. pulse pressure
J. diastolic

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