Vital Signs Flashcards
What are Vital Signs?
Measurements of the body’s basic functions and checking for medical problems.
What is Body Temperature?
Temperature of a person (Average 98.6)
What is Pulse Rate?
Measures the heart rate
What is Respiration Rate?
Measures the number of breaths
What is Blood Pressure?
Force of blood rushing against arterial walls when the heart beats.
What is Pulse Oximetry?
Measure the amount of oxygen in the blood. (fifth vital sign)
What is Systolic Pressure?
Force of blood against arterial walls when the heart contracts.
What is diastolic pressure?
Force of blood against arterial walls when the heart relaxes
what is hyperthermia
when body temperature is too high: heat exhaustion 101-104 and heartstroke above 104
what is hypothermia
when body temperature is too low below 95
what is hypertension
blood pressure is too high
what is hypotension
blood pressure is too low
what is contagious
spreading by contact
what is diagnose
to recognize a disease by looking at signs and symptoms
what is infection
when virus, bacteria, fungi, or yeast invade the body tissues
what is vaccine
harmless virus or bacteria is put into the body to activate the immune system
what is outbreak
a sudden rise of disease
what is pathogen
anything that can cause a disease (bacteria, virus, fungi, yeast)
what is pulse
the throbbing of a blood vessel when the heart contracts
what is symptom
any signs that the body is not working properly
what is epidemic
spreading of a disease in a country
what is pandemic
spreading of a disease throughout the world
what is palpate
to examine by touch
what is fever
a temporary increase in body temperature; a sign of an infection or illness.
