Vital Signs Flashcards
Measurements of the body’s basic functions and checking for medical problems
Vital Signs
Temperature of a person ( normal average: 98.6) ( activity; food/fluid; and time of day)
Body Tempature
Measures the heart rate
Pulse Rate
(Heart Rate)
Measures the number of breaths
Respiration Rate
(Breathing)
Force of blood pushing against aterial 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 heart contacts
Systolic Pressure
Force of blood against arterial walls when 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 pressure is too low
Hypotension
Spreading by contact
Contagious
To recognize a disease by looking at signs and symptoms
Diagnose
Harmeless virus or bacteria is put in the body to activate immune system
Vaccine
When virus, bacteria, fungi, or yeast invade body tissues
Infection
A sudden rise of disease (COVID)
Outbreak
Anything that can cause a disease (bacteria, virus, fungi, yeast)
Pathogen
The throbbing of a blood vessel when the heart contracts
Pulse
Any signs that the body is not working properly
Symptom
Spreading of a disease in a country
Epidemic
Spreading of a disease throughout the world
Pandemic
To examine by touch
Palpate
A temporary increase in body temperature; a sign of an infection or illness
Fever
