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Measurements of the body’s basic functions and checking for medical
Vital Signs
Temperature of person ( normal average: 98.) ( activity; food/fluid; and time of day
Body Temperature
Measure the heart rate
Pule Rate (heart rate)
Measures the number of breaths
Respiration rate ( breathing)
Force of blood pushing against arterial walls when the heart beats
Blood pressure
Measure the amount of oxygen in the blood ( fifth vital sign)
Pulse Oximetry
Force of blood against arterial walls when the heart contracts
Systolic pressure
Force of blood against arterial walls when the heart relaxes
Diastolic pressure
When body temperature is too high:Heat exhaustion (101-104) and heatstroke ( above 104)
Hyperthermia
When body temperature is too low (below 95)
Hypertension
Blood pressure too low
Hypotesion
blood pressure too high
Hypertension
Contagious
Spreading by contact
To recognize a disease by looking at signs and symptoms
Diagnose
When virus bacteria fungus or Yeast invade the body tissue
Infection
Harmless virus or bacteria is put into the body to activate immune system
Vaccine
A sudden rise of a disease(COVID)
Outbreak
Anything that can cause a disease (bacteria , virus, comma ,fungus, comma ,yeast)
Pathogen
The throbbing of blood vessels when the heart contacts
Pulse
Any signs that the body is not working properly
Symptom
Spreading up a disease in a country
Epidemic
Spreading of a disease throughout the world
Pandemic
To examine by touch
Palpate
A temperature increase in body temperature ;a sign of an infection or illness
Fever
