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MA110
Vital signs
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
09/24/2013

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Term

What are the vital signs?

 

 

Definition
  • temperature
  • pulse
  • respiration
  • blood pressure
  • pain assessment
Term
  1. What is Febrile

     2. What is Afebrile

Definition

Febrile means a patient has a above the normal body temperature.

 

afebrile means a patient has a about a normal body temperature

Term

 

 

What is a high fever known as?

Definition

 

 

 

A high fever is known as hyperpyrexia

Term

How many ways can temperature

 be measured in?

 

 

 

List the ways temperature can obtained by.

Definition

5 Ways

 

  1. Mouth (oral)
  2. ear (tympanic
  3. rectum (rectal)
  4. armpit/axilla (axillary
  5. temporal artery (temporal)
Term
How can temperature be measured?
Definition

 

degree fahrenheit (F)

 

degree celsius (centigrade, C)

Term
What is the normal adult oral temperature?
Definition

 

98.6 degree F

Term

What is the normal temperature(oral)  for an infant 0-1 year?

 

What is the normal temperature(oral) for a Adult?

Definition

Infant 0-1 year= 96-99.5

(less than 4 weeks)

 

Adult 97.6-99.6

Term

What is the normal temperature(oral) for age1-6 years?

 

What is the normal temperature(oral) for age 6-11 years?

Definition

 

age 1 to 6 yrs =98.5-99.5

 

 

6-11 years= 97.6-99.6

 

 

Term

 

 

What is the normal temperature(oral)

for age 11-16  years?

Definition

 

 

11-16 yrs = 97.6-99.6

 

 

Term

What is the normal temperature for :

  • (rectal) for age 0 to 1 year?
  • (rectal) age 1-6 years?
  • (rectal)6-11 years?
  • (rectal)11-16 years?
  • Adult?

 

 

Definition
  • 0-1 year :99.0 to 100
  •  
  • 1-6 years: 99.0 to 100
  •  
  • 6-11 years: 98.5 to 99.6
  •  
  • 11-16 years: 98.6-100.6
  •  
  • Adult 98:6-100.6
Term

What is the normal temperature

through Pulse for:

  1. 0-1 year
  2. 1-6 years
  3. 6-11 years
  4. 11-16 years
  5. Adult
Definition
  1. 80-160(0-1 year)
  2. 75-130 (1-6 years)
  3. 70-115 (6-11 years)
  4. 55-110 (11-16 years)
  5. 60-100(adult)
Term
  • What is the normal respiration for a 0-1 year old child?
What is the normal respiration for a 1-6, 6-11 and 11 to 16 year old child?
 
Adult normal respiration?
Definition

0-1 year old 26-40 (r)

1-6 yrs. 20 -30 (r)

6-11 years. 18-24 (r)

11-16 yr old .(16 to 24)

Adult 12-20

Term

 

What is another name for fast pulse?

What is another name for slow pulse?

 

Definition

tachycardia (f)

bradycardia (s)

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