Vital signs.txt

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Under the tongue is

Sublingual
Temp above normal is

Febrile
Temp of normal or subnormal is

Afebrile
Normal range of temperature
- Axillary 96.6 - 98.6
- Oral 97.6 - 99.6
- Rectal 98.6 - 100.6
- Tympanic 98.6 - 100.6
Before you take a temp ask

Have you had anything to eat or drink or smoked in the last 10 mins
Pulse is usually taken at the

Radial site
You never take a pulse with your

Thumb
Normal range for pulse is

60 - 100
Average adult has a pulse of

72
You take a pulse for

1 minute
A consistent heart rate above 100 is

Tachycardia
A consistent heart rate below 60 is

Bradycardia
The word to feel is

Palpate
An irregular pulse is

Arrhythmia
Respiration is

One breath in and one breath out
The normal range of respiration per minute is

12 - 20
You count breaths for

1 minute
The word for breathing is

Pnea
Difficult breathing is

Dyspnea
Absence of breathing is

Apnea
------ is the pressure that the blood exerts against the arterial walls as the heart alternately contracts and relaxes

Blood pressure
The contraction phase is

Systole (greatest pressure)
The relaxation phase is

Diastole (least pressure)
The top number is

Systolic (normal between 90 - 120)
The bottom number is

Diastolic (normal betwen 60 - 80)
A bp persistently above 120/80 is

Hypertension
A bp persistently below 90-60 is

Hypotension