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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
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Vital signs.txt
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vital signs
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5/26/2011, 4:37:12 AM
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