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1
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Measurements of the body’s basic functions and checking for medical

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Vital Signs

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Temperature of person ( normal average: 98.) ( activity; food/fluid; and time of day

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Body Temperature

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Measure the heart rate

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Pule Rate (heart rate)

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Measures the number of breaths

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Respiration rate ( breathing)

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5
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Force of blood pushing against arterial walls when the heart beats

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Blood pressure

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Measure the amount of oxygen in the blood ( fifth vital sign)

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Pulse Oximetry

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7
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Force of blood against arterial walls when the heart contracts

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Systolic pressure

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Force of blood against arterial walls when the heart relaxes

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Diastolic pressure

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When body temperature is too high:Heat exhaustion (101-104) and heatstroke ( above 104)

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Hyperthermia

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10
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When body temperature is too low (below 95)

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Hypertension

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11
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Blood pressure too low

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Hypotesion

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12
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blood pressure too high

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Hypertension

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13
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Contagious

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Spreading by contact

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To recognize a disease by looking at signs and symptoms

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Diagnose

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15
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When virus bacteria fungus or Yeast invade the body tissue

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Infection

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Harmless virus or bacteria is put into the body to activate immune system

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Vaccine

17
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A sudden rise of a disease(COVID)

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Outbreak

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Anything that can cause a disease (bacteria , virus, comma ,fungus, comma ,yeast)

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Pathogen

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The throbbing of blood vessels when the heart contacts

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Pulse

20
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Any signs that the body is not working properly

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Symptom

21
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Spreading up a disease in a country

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Epidemic

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Spreading of a disease throughout the world

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Pandemic

23
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To examine by touch

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Palpate

24
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A temperature increase in body temperature ;a sign of an infection or illness

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Fever

Vital Signs (4 decks)

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