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 |