Constitutional

Constitutional body system

*It also includes recording of the patient’s vital signs in the Physical Exam portion of the chart

It is used to describe a person’s systemic (overall) health or appearance.

Temperature, Blood pressure, Pulse (heart rate), and Respiratory rate

*some would add blood oxygenation (“pulse ox”) and others might also include a pain scale rating along with the traditional vital signs

Typically, what are the recorded vital signs?

below 93.2 degrees Fahrenheit (34 degrees Celsius)

Vital signs

Temp of fatal hypothermia?

below 97 degrees Fahrenheit (36.1 degrees Celsius)

Vital signs

Temp of hypothermia?

between 97 degrees Fahrenheit (36.1 degrees Celsius) and 99 degrees Fahrenheit (37.2 degrees Celsius)

Vital signs

Normal temp (of adult)?

100.4 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) to 105.8 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius)

Vital signs

Temp of Pyrexia?

105.8 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius) to 109.4 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius)

Vital signs

Temp of Hyperpyrexia?

above 109.4 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius)

Vital signs

Fatal temperature?

Axillary

Vital signs

Name of site when the temperature is taken in the armpit?

Oral

Vital signs

Name of site when the temperature is taken in the mouth?

Temporal

Vital signs

Name of site when the temperature is taken in the forehead?

Rectal

Vital signs

Name of site when the temperature is taken in the rectum?

Tympanic/aural

Vital signs

Name of site when the temperature is taken in the ear?

Febrile

Vital signs

If the patient has a fever, the provider may describe him/her as

Afebrile

Vital signs

If the patient has no fever, the provider may describe him/her as

Temporal

Vital signs

Name of pulse point when pulse is taken on the head?

Carotid

Vital signs

Name of pulse point when pulse is taken on the neck?

Brachial

Vital signs

Name of pulse point when pulse is taken on the upper arm?

Radial and Ulnar

Vital signs

Name of pulse point when pulse is taken at the wrist?

Femoral

Vital signs

Name of pulse point when pulse is taken at at the hip or groin area?

Popliteal

Vital signs

Name of pulse point when pulse is taken behind the knee?

Posterior tibial

Vital signs

Name of pulse point when pulse is taken at the ankle?

Dorsalis Pedis

Vital signs

Name of pulse point when pulse is taken on the foot?