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Appendix A - VITAL SIGNS – CROSSWORD PUZZLE
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The normal range for this vital sign is 98.6 degrees, plus or minus one degree.
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A heart rate below 60 beats per minute.
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The rhythmic beating of the heart.
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A blood pressure reading of 160/90 mm Hg is an example of this.
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The force of the blood against the walls of the arteries.
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The pulse that can be heard at the apex of the heart.
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The blood pressure during the contraction of the heart (which drives the blood into the aorta and
pulmonary arteries)
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A blood pressure reading of 84/56 mm Hg is an example of this.
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The value that is measured when a pulse is taken (2 words).
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The temperature that is taken when the thermometer is placed in the mouth.
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A heart rate of 120 beats per minute is an example of this.
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The temperature that is taken when the thermometer is placed in the armpit.
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Blood pressure is measured in this (3 words).
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The instrument that measures whether or not a patient has a fever.
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One half of the respiratory cycle.
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The process of inhalation and exhalation.
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The measurement of how often hearts contract; the heart ________
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To take air into the lungs
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Body temperature that is high, for example 102.8 degrees.
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Site on the body where arterial pulsations can be easily measured.
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The value that measures blood pressure between contractions of atria and ventricles of the heart.
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The difference between the systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
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The instrument that measures blood pressure.
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The values that are considered acceptable; values that indicate no disease process.
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A pulse is measured in these units and this period of time (2 words).
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The temperature that is taken when the thermometer is placed in the rectum.
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Temperature is measured in __________________ Fahrenheit or Centigrade.
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A temperature reading above 101.
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The part of the device measuring blood pressure that is placed on the arm or other pulse point.
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