Vital Signs
Medical specialists measure this by counting the number of times you breathe per minute.
What is respiratory rate?
Statement of the problem or question you want to solve. This should be very specific and be testable using collected data.
What is Research Question?
Tiny infectious agents that can only multiply when they are inside a host—the living cells of plants, animals, or bacteria.
What is a virus?
These scientists work to investigate the actions of tiny organisms, such as viruses and bacteria, and the role they play in human and environmental health.
What is a Microbiologist?
Dark urine is a sign of this common problem.
What is dehydration?
Medical specialists measure this by putting a cuff on your upper arm.
What is Blood Pressure?
A statement that predicts a possible outcome of an experiment.
What is hypothesis?
Larger single-celled organisms that do not rely on a host. They are able to reproduce quickly inside the body, making copies as they divide and split into two.
What is bacteria?
This medical professional takes your vitals, distributes your medication, and helps you get comfortable.
What is a Nurse?
This medical concern usually clears up with antibiotics.
This vital sign is commonly measured by using a thermometer under your tongue.
What is temperature?
A experimental change made to each group by the person conducting the experiment.
What is Independent Variable?
Organisms such as yeasts or molds. Some live on their own and some thrive on relationships with other plants and animals. They reproduce quickly in moist, humid environments.
What is fungus?
This medical professional is responsible for making quick & accurate diagnosis', getting you the treatment you need before you see your own doctor, and is your first line of help in an emergency.
What is an Emergency Room Doctor?
This is the bottom number when reporting blood pressure. It indicates the pressure when your heart is at rest between beats.
What is diastolic?
To take this, you would use your index and middle finger along your radial bone
What is radial pulse?
In an experiment, this is the variable that does not change, rather remains the same.
What is Control?
These tell us about things happening in the body.
What are symptoms?
This medical detective monitors the health of populations, studies outbreaks, notices patterns in disease, and makes conclusions on sources of outbreaks. They may examine lifestyle factors and their relationship to chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.
What is an Epidemiologist?
This essential medical evidence gives the doctor an idea of how to proceed to diagnose the patient’s illness and ensure appropriate care and treatment. They provide the first clues when investigating any medical mystery.
What are Vital Signs?
An average temperature higher than 99.0 degrees Farenheight.
What is a fever?
This variable is a measurable or observable effect when change is made to the variable.
What is Dependent Variable?
Clues from patient interviews that help in diagnosis.
What are case notes?
A doctor who specializes in diagnosing, treating and managing brain disorders.
What is a Neurologist?
When reporting blood pressure, what does mmHg stand for this...
What is millimeters of mercury?