Vital Signs Vocab

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Vital Signs: measurements of the body's basic functions to detect/monitor medical issues. 4 types: heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, respiration rate.

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Heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, respiration rate.

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Blood Pressure is

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the force of blood pushing against artery walls as the heart pumps.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

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Respiration Rate is

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how many breaths you take in one minute.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

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Heart Rate or Pulse is

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how many times your heart beats in one minute.

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Body Temperature is

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how warm or cold your body is

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Hypothermia is when your body loses heat faster than it can produce it, causing a temperature drop below 95ºF. Very dangerous!

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Hypothermia: Body temp < 95ºF.

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Hyperthermia is

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A body temperature above 104ºF, very dangerous!

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Fever is a body temperature above 99.5ºF, indicating the body is fighting an infection.

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Fever: Body temp > 99.5ºF, sign of infection.

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Systolic: Pressure on arteries when heart contracts, top of blood pressure ratio.

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Pressure on arteries when heart contracts.

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Diastolic is the pressure on arteries when the heart is relaxed, noted at the bottom of blood pressure ratio.

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Pressure on arteries when the heart is relaxed, written on the bottom of the blood pressure ratio.