vital signs Flashcards
Measurements of the body’s basic function and checking for medical problems .
Vital signs
Temperature of a person (normal average: 98.6) (activity; food/fluid; and time of day
Body Temperature
Measure the heart rate
Pulse Rate (heart rate)
Measure the number of breaths
Respirator 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
forced of blood against 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)
Hypothermia
Blood pressure is too high
Hypertension
Blood Blood pressure is too low
Hypotension
spreading by contact
Contagious
To recognize a disease by looking at signs and symptoms
Diagnose
when virus, bacteria, fungi, or yeast invade the body tissue
Infection