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98.6F-99.6F
36.5C-37.5C
LONG OR SLENDER-TIP THERMOMETERS ARE USED FOR ORAL |
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98.6F-100.6F
37.0C-38.1C
IT IS TAKEN IN THE SIMS POSITION WITH BUTTOCKS RAISED TO EXPOSE ANUS |
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96.6F-98.6F
35.9C-37.0C
AXILLARY UNDERARM KEEP IN PLACE FOR 5-10 MINUTES |
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98.6F
37.0C
MEASURES TEMPERATURE AT THE TYMPANIC MEMBRANE IN THE EAR |
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TEMPORAL ARTERY THERMOMETER |
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96.6F-37.5C
MEASURES TEMPERATURE AT THE TEMPERAL ARTERY OF THE FOREHEAD
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60-100 BEATS A MINUTE
THE NUMBER OF HEARTBEATS OR PULSES IN 1 MINUTE |
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NORMAL ADULT BLOOD PRESSURE RANGE |
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90-120 MM Hg
60-80 MM Hg
THE AMOUNT OF FORCE EXERTED AGAINST THE WALLS OF AN ARTERY BY THE BLOOD
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NORMAL ADULT RESPIRATORY RATE FOR AN ADULT |
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12-20 RESPIRATIONS
COUNT HOW MANY TIMES THE CHEST RISES AND FALLS FOR 30 SEC & MULTIPLY THE NUMBER BY 2
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(HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE)
WHEN THE RESTING BLOOD PRESSURE IS TO HIGH |
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NARROW BLOOD VESSELS ARE A COMMON CAUSE
(THE SILENT KILLER) |
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| WHEN SYSTOLIC PRESSURE IS BELOW 90 MM Hg & DIASTOLIC PRESSURE IS 60 MM Hg |
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| IS A SLOW HEART RATE (THE HEART RATE IS LESS THAN 60 BEATS PER MINUTE |
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| IS A RAPID HEART RATE (THE HEART RATE IS MORE THAN 100 BEATS PER MINUTE |
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| DIFFICULT LABORED OR PAINFUL BREATHING |
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BRADY=SLOW/PNEA=BREATHING
RESPIRATIONS ARE FEWER THAN 12 PER MINUTE. COMMON CAUSES ARE DRUG OVERDOSE & NERVOUS DISORDERS |
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TACHY=RAPID/PNEA=BREATHING
RESPIRATIONS ARE MORE THAN 20 PER MINUTE. COMMON CAUSES ARE FEVER, PAIN, EXERCISE |
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LACK OF ABSENCE OF BREATHING
SUDDEN CARDIAC OR RESPIRATORY ARREST |
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| RESPIRATIONS GRADUALLY INCREASE IN RATE & THEN BECOME SHALLOW & SLOW. COMMON CAUSES ARE HEART FAILURE & BRAIN DISORDERS |
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| BREATHING OS SLOW SHALLOW & SOMETIMES IRREGULAR. COMMON CAUSES ARE OBESITY & LUNG DISORDERS |
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| BREATHING IS RAPID & DEEPER THAN NORMAL. COMMON CAUSES ARE ASTHMA, INFECTION, FEVER |
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| IS A REDUCED AMOUNT OF OXYGEN IN THE BRAIN. COMMON CAUSES ARE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION.(HYPO)=REDUCED AMOUNT, (OX)=OXYGEN, (EMIA)=IN THE BLOOD |
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| BLUISH COLOR TO THE SKIN, LIPS, MUCOUS MEMBRANES & NAIL BEDS |
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| MEANS THAT THE CELLS DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH OXYGEN. EARLY SIGNS ARE RESTLESSNESS & DIZZINESS |
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VERY DEEP & RAPID RESPIRATIONS
(THEY SIGNAL DIABETIC COMA) |
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| BREATHING DEEPLY & COMFORTABLY ONLY WHEN SITTING. COMMON CAUSES ARE ASTHMA, ANGINA, RESPIRATORY DISORDERS |
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