Vitals (Normal)
Oral temperature?
98.6F
Body heat lost to the environment around you
What is Radiation?
Rectal (normal) Temperature?
99.5F
What is BP?
The force of the blood against arterial walls.
Changes:
In response to tissue demands
Pulse Rate?
60-100 BPM
Body heat loss through direct contact.
Conduction
Oral (Normal) Temperature?
98.6F
What controls BP?
It is controlled by a variety of mechanisms to maintain adequate tissue perfusion.
Controlled by:
respiratory centers in the medulla pons.
12-20BPM
Movement of air or water?
Convection
Tympanic (Normal) Temperature?
99.5F
Pressure rises:
as ventricle contracts and falls as heart relaxes.
Activated by:
impulses from chemoreceptors.
BP?
120/80
Liquid to vapor, such as sweat?
Evaporation
Axillary (Normal) Temperature?
97.7F
Systolic
Increase in carbon dioxide is the:
most powerful respiratory stimulant.
When does BP become not normal on both systolic and diastolic?
Systolic at 140mmHg or higher, 90 or lower.
Diastolic at 90mmHg or higher, 60 or lower.
Difficulty breathing :)
Temporal (Normal) Temperature?
94.0F
Lowest Reading is:
Diastolic
Orthopnea
Discomfort when breathing while lying flat.