Vital Signs

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Across
  1. 5. pulse less than 60 bpm
  2. 9. blood pressure above normal
  3. 10. temporary cessation of breathing
  4. 12. blood pressure below normal
  5. 13. normal respiration
  6. 14. elevated body temperature
  7. 15. ability to breathe without difficulty only when sitting upright/standing
  8. 17. maximum pressure exerted against artery walls
  9. 19. pertaining to ear canal
  10. 20. side lying position
Down
  1. 1. determination of oxygen saturation of arterial blood
  2. 2. sensation of labored breathing
  3. 3. respiratory rate less than 12 bpm
  4. 4. abnormally fast pulse above 100
  5. 6. substance that reduces fever
  6. 7. force exerted against arteries between heart beats
  7. 8. feverish
  8. 11. temperature scale on which 32 is freezing, 212 is boiling
  9. 16. application of fingers with light pressure to surface of body
  10. 18. international thermometric scale