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1
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adult pulse

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60-100

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VS

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vital signs

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BP

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blood pressure

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TPR

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temperature, pulse, respiration

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5
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R

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rectal temperature

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Ax

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axillary temperature

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T

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tympanic temperature

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BPM

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beats per minute

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P

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pulse

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HR

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heart rate

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history and physical (H&P)

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Source of referral, Date, Chief complaints, Demographics, History of present illness, Past history, Current health status, Family history of illness, Psychological history, Review of all systems.

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12
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physical assessment skills

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inspection, auscultation, palpation, percussion

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13
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pain rating scales

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  • 0-10 scale
  • Wong-Baker FACES scale
  • Oucher scale
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ADL

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actions of daily living, needed on regular basis to meet physical needs

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15
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febrile temperatures

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99-100.4

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16
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pyrexia temperatures

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104+

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17
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febrile

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elevated temp

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18
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pyrexia

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above-normal temp (fever)

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19
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hyperthermia

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uncontrolled high temp

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20
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hypothermia

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below normal temperature

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21
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temp viruses like

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98.6*F

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22
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tachycardia

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pulse over 100 bpm

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bradycardia

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pulse under 60bpm

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pulse rate before birth

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140-150

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pulse rate at birth
90-160
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pulse rate, first year
115-130
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childhood years pulse rate
80-115
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adult pulse rate
60-100
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rhythm
regularity of heart
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arrythmia
irregular pulse rate, uneven intervals between beats
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bounding
strong,forceful pulse
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threading
weak, barely-felt pulse
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pulse volume 0
absent, not palpable
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pulse volume 1
diminished, thready, weak
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pulse volume 2
expected, easy to palpitate
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pulse volume 3
full, increased
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pulse volume 4
bounding, strong
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temporal artery
temple of head
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apical artery
superficial to heart
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brachial artery
medial upper arm
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radial artery
lateral forearm
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femoral artery
in pelvic region
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rate of respiration
number of respirations per minute
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rhythm of respiration
regularity or irregularity of breathing
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quality of respiration
amount of air exchanged and effort breathing takes
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normal respiration rate for adult
12-20
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normal children respiration rate
16-25
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normal infant respiration rate
30-50
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dyspnea
shortness of breath
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tachypnea
abnormally fast respiration
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apnea
absence of breathing
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cheyne-stokes
labored breathing followed by apnea
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rales
bubbling, rattling sound in lungs
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systolic
top number, greatest force exerted on walls of arteries
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diastolic
bottom number, least force exerted on walls of arteries
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normal bp
less than 120 over less than 80
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elevated bp
120-129 over less than 80
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HBP Stage 1 bp
130-139 or 80-89
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HPB Stage 2
140+ or 90+
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hyper intensive crisis
180+ or 120+
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conduction
heart lost by direct contact
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convection
heat energy transferred by motion
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radiation
loss of heat by temp gradient

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