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Vital signs
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Cardinal signs
tempature, pulse, blood pressure |
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Hypothalamus
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Bodies thermostat
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2 types of tempature
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Electoronic type
and glass bulb |
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Types of tempature taking
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Oral
axillary typanic rectal temporal artery thermometers |
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Average oral temapature
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98.6
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Tempature increase
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OXYGEN DEMANDS INCREASE
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Most common rout temp
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Oral tempature
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Equivalent to rectal temp
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Typanic tempature
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Most accurate temp
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Rectal
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Safest temp
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Axillary
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Places to obtain pulse. most common are
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Radial carotid and brachial
others include, apical femoral popliteal pedal posterior tibia brachial. |
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Most common pulse detection
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Radial
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Most accurate pulse
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apical, stethoscope
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Count pulse rate for 1 minute
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-accurate measurement
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Adult
children resting rate bpm infant athlete |
60-90
90-100 120 45-60 |
