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Vital Signs Flashcards

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Define respiration

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Respiration is a physiological process which means the Transport of oxygen from the atmosphere to body cell for the oxidation of ingested food materials and excretion of CO anf other metabolic end products from cell to the atmosphere

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Factors effecting respiration

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Exercise
Acute pain
Anxiety
Smoking
Body positioning
Medication
Injury to brain stem

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