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collecting patient details when a patient goes into hospital
admission
when the body reacts badly to a drug, food or other
substance
allergy
the pressure of blood in the arteries, abbreviated to BP
blood pressure
a device which wraps around a patient’s arm to take blood
pressure
blood pressure cuff
a machine that takes a patient’s blood pressure and pulse
digital blood
pressure monitor
a plastic wristband which records patient information and is
worn whilst the patient is in hospital for identification, also
called patient armband
ID bracelet
a buzzer which patients press to call for a nurse
nurse call
abbreviation of Observations; vital signs e.g. temperature,
pulse, respirations, blood pressure and oxygen saturation
Obs.
the contraction and expansion of an artery due to blood
circulation; the speed of the pulse is called the pulse rate or
heart rate
pulse
a device that measures a patient’s blood oxygen saturation,
usually attached to the fingertip
pulse oximeter
the number of breaths a person takes each minute; usually
expressed as the respiration rate, abbreviated to resps
respirations
a measure of how much oxygen the blood is carrying;
a percentage of the maximum oxygen molecules the blood
can carry
sats
how hot or cold a patient is, measured in °C, abbreviated
to temp
temperature
a thermometer that is used in a patient’s ear
tympanic
thermometer
