VITAL SIGNS INFORMATION ABOUT THE BASIC BODY CONDITIONS OF PATIENTS

VITAL SIGNS TEMPERATURE PULSE RESPIRATION BLOOD PRESSURE

HAVE YOU EVER HAD YOUR TEMPERATURE TAKEN WHY?

BODY TEMPERATURE DEFINE NORMAL RANGE READ MERCURY THERMOMETER

BODY TEMPERATURE FACTORS THAT CHANGE BODY TEMPERATURE DEFINE HYPERTHERMIA, HYPOTHERMIA AND FEVER INDENTY 5 SITES TO CHECK TEMPERATURES

BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT OF THE BALANCE BETWEEN HEAT LOSS AND HEAT PRODUCED IN THE BODY

FACTORS THAT CHANGE BODY TEMPERATURE ILLNESS AND INFECTION EXERCISE AND/OR EXCITEMENT HIGH/LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE ENVIRONMENT

HOW IS HEAT LOST? PERSPIRATION RESPIRATION EXCRETION

HOW IS HEAT PRODUCED METABOLISM OF FOOD

FEVER TEMPERATURE ABOVE 101

HYPERTHERMIA TEMPERATURE ABOVE 104 –DEATH AND CONVULSIONS TEMPERATURE ABOVE 106

HYPERTHERMIA PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HOT TEMPERATURES BRAIN DAMAGE SERIOUS INFECTION

HYPOTHERMIA TEMPERATURE BELOW 95 –DEATH TEMPERATURE BELOW 93

HYPOTHERMIA STARVATION OR FASTING DECREASE IN MUSCLE ACTIVITY COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE ENVIRONMENT