Vital Signs Matching
| Irregular pulse could mean... |
| Possible cardiac arrhythmia |
| Slowed respiratory rate could mean... |
| Ingestion of depressants, intracranial pressure |
| Shock, constricted blood vessels, blood loss, emotional distress |
| Cyanotic skin could be... |
| Unequal pupils could mean... |
| Head injury, CVA, eye injury, normal variation, fake eye |
| Wet or diaphoretic skin could be... |
| "Flight or Fight" (sympathetic nervous system stimulation), environmental influence, low blood sugar |
| Low blood pressure could mean... |
| Shock, pain, athlete, or normally low BP |
| Rapid respiratory rate could mean... |
| Anxiety, hypoxia, shock, acid build up (retention of CO2) |
| Slow pulse rate could mean... |
| Intracranial pressure, cardiac arrhythmia, hypoxia (late) spinal cord injury, good physical condition, head injury |
| Constricted pupils could mean... |
| Narcotic overdose, intracerebral (pons) bleeding, bright environmental light |
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