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temperature
afebrile
febrile
low grade
pyrexia
hyperpyrexia
afebrile
normal temp
98.6
febrile
above normal temp
low grade fever
99.0 - 101.1
pyrexia
101.2-104
hyperpyrexia
105 -106
normal pulse
60-80 bpm
tachycardia
> 100 bpm
bradycardia
<50bpm
normal respiration
16-20 rpm
tachypnea
>22rpm
bradypnea
<12rpm
dyspnea
difficulty breathing
shortness of breath
respiratory distress
use of accessorry muscles
normal blood pressure
120/80 mmHg
pre-hypertension
130-139 / 80-89 mmHg
hypertension
140/90 mmHg
hypotension
90/60 mmHg
weight
tracking major fluctuation
lb = pounds
Height
monitor proper growth
feet, inches = 5’7”
temperature
measurment of balance between heat produced and lost
fahrenheit
means of taking temperature
oral
rectal
axillary
temporal
tympanic
pulse
number of times that heart beats in one minutes
places to take pulse
radial
brachial
carotid
femoral
dorsal pedis
posterior tibial
popliteal
blood pressure
measurement of pressure that the blood exerts on the walls of artery as it flows to the body
korotkoff sounds
faint tapping
soft swishing
rhythmic, sharp, distinct tapping
soft tapping becomes faint
last sound heard
pain scale
0 - 10
0 being no pain
10 being the worst pain you have ever felt
oral temperature pro
accurate
oral temp con
invasive
time consumming
can be affected by food/ drinking, talking
oral temp patients
sick adolescents
sick adults
rectal temp pro
most accurate
rectal temp cons
minus 1 for actual temp
most invasive
recatal temp patient
baby
adult in vegetatve state
tympanic temp pro
quick results
less invasive
tympatic temp con
user error
not accurate
tympanic temp patients
well child visit
temporal temp pro
accurate
quick results
temporal temp con
user error
temporal temp patient
sick child
ages 2-6
axillary temp pro
non-invasive
axillary temp cons
time consuming
not accurate
plus 1 for actual temp
axillary temp patient
fussy child
radial pulse site
adolescents
adults
brachial pulse site
children
blood pressure
carotid pulse
emergency
femoral pulse
emergency
ABG
rales
crackling sounds
rhonchi
deep snoring or rattling sounds
apnea
absence of respiration
orthostatic blood pressure
tilit test
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