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PAT Mod 7
Vital Signs: Temperature
Question | Answer |
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Person's temperature, pulse, respiration, & blood pressure | Vital signs |
Suggested 5th vital sign | Smoking status |
Measurement of the degree of heat in a living body | Temperature |
Measurement of heart rate in beats per minute | Pulse |
Breathing rate of an individual | Respirations |
Force exerted against the walls of the blood vessels as the blood flows through them | Blood pressure |
Normal adult temperature obtained using an oral thermometer ranges | 96-99.6 degrees F |
Type of patient a glass thermometer is generally not recommended for use | Small children, people who can't understand what you are telling them |
How Centigrade glass thermometer differs from a Fahrenheit glass thermometer |