GIBSON'S RULE
\ɡˈɪbsənz ɹˈuːl], \ɡˈɪbsənz ɹˈuːl], \ɡ_ˈɪ_b_s_ə_n_z ɹ_ˈuː_l]\
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If the systolic blood pressure, expressed in millimeters of mercury, does not fall below the pulse rate, expressed in beats per minute, the prognosis in pneumonia is good; if it does fall below the pulse rate the prognosis is unfavorable.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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excruciatingly
- in a very painful manner; "the progress was agonizingly slow" In an excruciating manner.