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Tempature , pulse , respiration , blood pressure
vital signs
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pressure is lowest level when the heart is relaxed and no pulse is felt , bottom
distolic
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abnormally low BP , caused by shock or trauma , 90/60 or below
hypotension
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measure of the number of heartbeats felt from the movement of the blood through an artery
most accurate taken for one minute
pulse rate
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a slow heartbeat , a pulse below 60 beats per minute
bradycardia
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time between each pulse beat
rhythm
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condition in which an individual must sit or stand to breath comfortably
orthopenea
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reflect palpable beat of the arteries throughout the body as they expand in response to the contraction of the heart
pulse rate
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rises and falls only slightly during a 24 hre period
continuous
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comes and goes , alternating between elevated and normal levels
intermittent
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less than 120/80 , 100/60-119-/79
normal BP
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120/80-139/89
prehypertension
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has great fluctuation, more than 3 degress, and never returns to normal range
remittent fever
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pressure is highest level that occurs when the heart is contracting and the pulse beat is felt
top number in BP
systolic
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infection either bacterial or viral
fever
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balance between the heat lost and the heat produced by the body
body temp
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silent killer , no symptoms , 140/90 or higher
hypertension
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oral
axillary
tympanic
rectal
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reflects the strength of the heart when it contracts
volume
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blood volume , peripheral resistance , vessel elasticity , condition of the heart muscle , and arterial walls
factors that change BP
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8 pulse sites
temporal , carotid , apical , brachial , radial , femoral , popitteal , dorsalis pedis
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60-100 , avg is 80
normal pulse rate
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purpose is to provide for the exchange of oxgen and carbon dioxide amoung the atmosphere , the blood , and the body cells , one complete inspiration and expiration
12-20
respirations
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rapid but regular heart rate , exceeding 100 beats per minute
tachycardia
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causes vertigo , or synocape
oorthostatic hypotension
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absence or cessation of breathing
apnea
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