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| advance directive | A document stating a person's wishes about health care when that person cannot make his or her own decisions |
| ombudsman | Someone who supports or promotes the needs and interests of another person |
| sexuality | The physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual factors that affect a person's feelings and attitudes about his or her sex |
| blood pressure | The amount of force exerted against the walls of an artery by the blood |
| body temperature | The amount of heat in the body that is a balance between the amount of heat produced and the amount lost by the body |
| diastolic pressure | The pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest |
| hypertension | Systolic pressures that remain above (hyper) 140 mm HG and diastolic pressures that remain above 90 mm Hg |
| hypotension | When the systolic blood pressure is below (hypo) 90 mm Hg and the diastolic pressure is below 60 mm Hg |
| pulse | The beat of the heart felt at an artery as a wave of blood passes through the artery |
| pulse rate | The number of heartbeats or pulses felt in 1 minute |
| respiration | Breathing air into (inhalation) and out of (exhalation) the lungs |
| sphygmomanometer | A cuff and measuring device used to measure blood pressure |
| systolic pressure | The amount of force needed to pump (squeeze) blood out of the heart into the arterial circulation |
| vital signs | Temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure |
