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Aortic insufficiency 719, 719t

Aortic semilunar valve 696
Aortic stenosis 450, 719, 719t

Apgar scoring system 340, 341t

Aphasia, in stroke 842
Apheresis, for stem cell harvesting 535

Apical heart rate
of adolescent 237b

of newborn and infant 232b
of preschooler 235b

of school-age child 237b

of toddler 234b
Aplastic anemia 383, 558
Aplastic crisis, in sickle cell anemia 381b

Apneustic respiration 834b

Appearance, in mental status exam 148
Appendectomy 412–413

Appendicitis 640
in children 412–413

Appendicular skeleton 869
Apraxia, in stroke 842b

aPTT See Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)

Aqueous humor 799–800
ARBs See Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs)

ARC See American Red Cross (ARC)
Arm, peripheral sites in 996, 996f

Arterial blood gases (ABGs) 114–116, 661
in acid-base imbalances 115, 115t

analysis of results in 116b
compensation and 116

normal values for 115t
specimen collection for 114–115, 116b

Arterial disease, peripheral, positioning clients in 212

Arterial disorders 723–725, 724f

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