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What do vital signs indicate for a person?
What do vital signs indicate for a person?
Vital signs indicate objective measures for a person, including temperature, respiratory rate, heart beat (pulse), and blood pressure. When these values are not zero, they indicate that a person is alive.
What are the five vital signs most frequently obtained by healthcare practitioners?
What are the five vital signs most frequently obtained by healthcare practitioners?
Temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure (BP), and oxygen saturation
What may indicate the need for intervention when comparing a patient’s present vital signs with their normal baseline?
What may indicate the need for intervention when comparing a patient’s present vital signs with their normal baseline?
A difference between a patient’s normal baseline vital signs and their present vital signs may indicate the need for intervention.
Why should vital signs be looked at in total?
Why should vital signs be looked at in total?
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How do normal ranges of measurements of vital signs change?
How do normal ranges of measurements of vital signs change?
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