health

Tempature , pulse , respiration , blood pressure

pressure is lowest level when the heart is relaxed and no pulse is felt , bottom

abnormally low BP , caused by shock or trauma , 90/60 or below

measure of the number of heartbeats felt from the movement of the blood through an artery
most accurate taken for one minute

a slow heartbeat , a pulse below 60 beats per minute

time between each pulse beat

condition in which an individual must sit or stand to breath comfortably

reflect palpable beat of the arteries throughout the body as they expand in response to the contraction of the heart

rises and falls only slightly during a 24 hre period

comes and goes , alternating between elevated and normal levels

less than 120/80 , 100/60-119-/79

120/80-139/89

has great fluctuation, more than 3 degress, and never returns to normal range

pressure is highest level that occurs when the heart is contracting and the pulse beat is felt
top number in BP

infection either bacterial or viral

balance between the heat lost and the heat produced by the body

silent killer , no symptoms , 140/90 or higher

oral
axillary
tympanic
rectal

reflects the strength of the heart when it contracts

blood volume , peripheral resistance , vessel elasticity , condition of the heart muscle , and arterial walls

8 pulse sites

60-100 , avg is 80

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

rapid but regular heart rate , exceeding 100 beats per minute

causes vertigo , or synocape

absence or cessation of breathing