| A | B |
|---|
| vital signs | temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure |
| axillary temperature | under the arm, least accuracte, normal 97.6 |
| normal pulse rate adult | 60-100 beats per minute |
| dyspnea | difficult labored respiration |
| temporal | head |
| carotid | neck |
| brachial | bend of the arm |
| radial | wrist used most often |
| femoral | upper leg |
| popliteal | knee |
| pedal | foot |
| apical | chest |
| pulse | normal 76, range 60-100, report below 60 above 100 |
| respiration | normal 16, range 14-20 report above 20 below 12 |
| blood pressure | normal 120/80 range 100-140/60-90, report above or below range |
| rectal temperature | normal 99.6, range 98.6-100.6 report above 101 below 98 |
| oral temperature | most accurate normal 98.6, range 97.6-99.6, report over 100 below 97 |
| rectal temperature | done only when can't be taken orally |
| tympanic | in the ear, accurate BUT can vary based on method or equipment |
| respiration | the act of breathing |
| inhalation | inspiration, taking IN air |
| exhalation | expiration, breathing air OUT |
| apnea | NO respirations |
| Cheyne-Stokes | critically ill and dying, irregular followed by periods of not breathing |
| hypertension | HIGH bp over 140/90 |
| prehypertension | bp 120/80 - 139/89 |
| hypotension | LOW bp below 100/60 |
| systolic | first sound heard when heart is contracting - TOP # |
| diastolic | last sound heard when heart is resting - bottom # |
