| A | B |
| Rales | Crackles; wet crackling noise in lungs |
| Rhinorrhea | Clear nasal discharge, "runny nose" |
| Rhonchi | Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs |
| Sepsis | Dangerous infection of the blood |
| Superior | Higher on the body, nearer to the head |
| Supine | Body position lying face up |
| Syncope | "Passing out", loss of consciousness or fainting |
| Tachycardia | Fast heart rate (HR>100bpm) |
| Tachypnea | Increased breathing rate |
| Vertigo | Condition of dizziness, "room spinning" |
| Wheezing | High pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease |