| 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 |