blood pressure
Pulse
Respirations
temperature
Vital signs
100

<120/80

normal blood pressure

100

pulse

the throbbing of artery caused by the flow of blood when the heart beats

100

respiration

the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between a living organism or tissues and their surroundings

100

temperature

balance of heat produced in the body and heat lost from the body

100

vital signs are also known as 

cardinal signs

200

systolic pressure

top number and represents when the ventricles are contracting

200

tachycardia

heart beat rate over 100 BPM

200

external respiration

the exchange of 02 and C02 in the lungs

200

average temperature

98.6  (97.6-99.6)

200

when should you wear gloves

orally rectally patient has lesions patient suspected of having an infection

300

diastolic pressure

bottomnumber and represents when the ventricles are relaxing

300

pulse rate

the number of times the heart beats in one minute

300

12-20

normal range of respirations per minute

300

febrile

elevated body temperature above normal range

300

anthroprometric

measuring the height & weight

400

cuff size

too small higher pressure

too big lower pressure

400

bradycardia

heartbeat less than 60 BPM

400

depth of a respiration

the amount of air being inhaled and exhaled

400

afebrile

body temperature within normal limit

400

instrument used to amplify sounds

stethoscope

500

correct spelling of a blood pressure device

sphygmomanometer

500

give 3 pulse point sites

carotid temporal brachial radial femoral popliteal posterior tibial dorsalis pedis

500

bradypnea

breaths less than 10 per minute

500

give 3 methods of taking a temperature

oral rectal axillary temporal artery tympanic infrared

500

hypertension

elevated blood pressure above 140/90

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