1.VITAL SIGNS Flashcards
Vital signs
Vitals (s)
vs (w)
Temperature
temp
t
Febrile
above normal temperature 98.6 F° - 37 C°
Hypothermia
Below 95F° or 35C°
Hyperthermia
Prolonged elevation of body temperature to 100-101 F° or 37.5-38.3 C°
Pulse
pulse (s)
p/P (w)
Beats per minute
BPM
Pulse points
Carotid pulse Apical pulse Femoral pulse Radial pulse Pedal pulse
Character of a pulse
thready (filiforme - very soft barely perceptible)
bounding (delimitador - rises forcefully in the artery and can be clearly left on palpation)
Respiratory rate
respirations per minute
r
rr
rpm
Terms describing respiratoy symptoms
Dyspnea - Short of breath (SOB)
Apnea
Temperature, pulse, respirations
TPR or tpr (w)
T, P, R (s)
pulse oximeter
pulse ox
Pulse Oximetry
SpO2 (s/w)
sats (s)
Blood pressure
BP (w)
B, P (s)
Measuring blood pressure
Blood pressure cuff
BP cuff
Types of BP cuff
digital
aneroid
mercury manometer
Types of blood pressure
Systolic (pressure of blood flow against the arterial walls as the left ventricle contracts
Diastolic (pressure of blood flow against the arterial walls during the period when heart os at rest between contractions)
Range of normal BP
90 - 140 / 60 - 90
Hypertension (noun)
Hypertensive (adj)
HTN
A disease where blood pressure is elevated
Over 140 systolic or over 90 diastolic
Hypotension
systolic blood pressure is below 90 and diastolic blood pressure below 60
Orthostatic hypotension or postural hypotension
lowering BP when a patient moves from recumbent position to standing position
