الاثنين، 5 يونيو 2017

vital signs (summary)

Vital Signs
1-body Temperature
2-Blood Pressure
3-Respiration Rate
4-Pulse Rate
5-Pain
1-Temperature: 36.6_37.4C°
Temperature site :
a-oral: 3-5 minute
c-axillary: 6-9minute
b-rectal: 2-3minute
d-tympanic

Type of Temperature
a-Core Temperature
b-Surface Temperature

Types of Thrmometer
a-Electronic
b-Mercury

Notes
for convert F° to C° :  C°=(F°-32)×5/9
or converr C° to F° :   F°=(C°×1.8)+32
or convert C° to K° :   K°=C°+273

2-Blood Pressure :120/80 mmHg
120 systolic
80 diastolic

3-Respiration : 12-20 breath/min(eupnea)   
tachypnea    >20 breath/min
bradypnea    <12 breath/min
apnea: absent respiration

4-Pulse Rate : 60-100 beat/min 
Tachycardia     >100 beat/min
Bradycardia      <60 beat/min
disrhythmia(arrhythmia): irregular rhythm

Pulse site
1-Apical: apex of the heart
2-Temporal: superiorand laterial of the eye
3-Carotid: between middle and side the neck
4-Brachial: medially in the antecubital space
5-Radial: laterally on the anterior wrist
6-Femoral: in the groin fold
7-Popliteal: behind the knee
8-Posterior Tibial
9-Dorsalis pedis 

By Akram El-Tai