Taking Vital Signs MD0531

✍ Scribed by US Army medical department

• Publisher: US Army medical department
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 120
• Series: US Army medical course
• Edition: 200
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

DEVELOPMENT
ADMINISTRATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
LESSON 1
1-1. WHAT ARE "VITAL SIGNS"?
1-2. INITIAL ASSESSMENT AND SAMPLE HISTORY
1-3. ESTABLISH PATIENT CONTACT
1-4. ASSESSING THE SKIN
1-5. ASSESSING LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS
1-6. SAMPLE HISTORY
EXERCISES
SOLUTIONS
LESSON 2
Section I. GENERAL INFORMATION
2-1. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO KNOW THE PATIENT'S TE
2-2. WHAT IS A "NORMAL" TEMPERATURE?
2-3. WHY IS "NORMAL TEMPERATURE" GIVEN AS A RANGE?
2-4. HOW IS A PERSON'S BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATED?
2-5. WHAT CAUSES ABNORMAL TEMPERATURES?
Section II. THERMOMETERS
2-6. HOW IS A PERSON'S TEMPERATURE DETE
2-7. HOW DOES A GLASS THERMOMETER WORK?
2-8. HOW DO I READ A GLASS THERMOMETER?
2-9. WILL A TEMPERATURE GO DOWN BEFORE IT IS READ?
2-10. WHY ARE GLASS THERMOMETERS SHAKEN DOWN?
2-11. HOW DO I "SHAKE DOWN" A GLASS THERMOMETER?
2-12. HOW DOES AN ELECTRIC THERMOMETER WORK?
2-13. HOW DO I READ AN ELECTRIC THERMOMETER?
Section III. TAKING TEMPERATURES
2-14. WHAT PARTS OF THE BODY ARE USED IN DETERMININGTEMPERATURE?
2-15. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN ORAL THERMOMETER AND ARECTAL THERMOMETER?
2-16. WILL I GET THE SAME TEMPERATURE READINGS FOR ORAL, AXILLARY,AND RECTAL TEMPERATURES?
2-17. WHEN SHOULD I TAKE AN ORAL TEMPERATURE?
2-18. HOW DO I TAKE AN ORAL TEMPERATURE WITH A GLASSTHERMOMETER?
2-19. HOW DO I TAKE AN ORAL TEMPERATURE WITH AN ELECTRICTHERMOMETER?
2-20. WHEN SHOULD I TAKE A RECTAL TEMPERATURE?
2-21. HOW DO I TAKE A RECTAL TEMPERATURE WITH A GLASSTHERMOMETER?
2-22. HOW DO I TAKE A RECTAL TEMPERATURE WITH AN ELECTRICTHERMOMETER?
2-23. WHEN SHOULD I TAKE AN AXILLARY TEMPERATURE?
2-24. HOW TO TAKE AN AXILLARY TEMPERATURE?
2-25. HOW ARE GLASS THERMOMETERS DECONTAMINATED?
EXERCISES
SOLUTIONS
LESSON 3
PULSE
3-1. WHAT IS A PULSE?
3-2. WHAT IS PULSE RATE?
3-3. WHAT FACTORS ARE NOTED WHEN TAKING A PATIENT'S PULSE?
3-4. WHICH ARTERY IS PALPATED WHEN A PULSE IS TAKEN?
3-5. HOW DO I TAKE A PATIENT'S PULSE?
EXERCISES
SOLUTIONS
LESSON 4
BREATHING
4-1. WHAT IS BREATHING?
4-2. WHAT CAUSES BREATHING TO OCCUR?
4-3. WHAT IS A BREATHING RATE?
4-4. WHAT FACTORS ARE NOTED WHEN TAKING A PATIENT'SBREATHING RATE AND QUALITY?
4-5. HOW DO I ASSESS A PATIENT'S BREATHING RATE AND QUALITY?
4-6. WHY SHOULD THE PATIENT BE UNAWARE THAT I AM ASSESSING HISBREATHING RATE AND QUALITY?
EXERCISES
SOLUTIONS
LESSON 5
BLOOD PRESSURE
5-1. WHAT IS BLOOD PRESSURE?
5-2. WHAT ARE SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC PRESSURES?
5-3. WHAT FACTS AFFECT A PERSON'S BLOOD PRESSURE?
5-4. WHAT EQUIPMENT IS NEEDED TO MEASURE A PATIENT'S BLOODPRESSURE?
5-5. HOW DOES THE AIR PRESSURE INSIDE THE BLADDER PROVIDEINFORMATION ABOUT THE BLOOD PRESSURE?
5-6. HOW DO I TAKE A PATIENT'S BLOOD PRESSURE?
5-7. CAN I TAKE A PATIENT'S BLOOD PRESSURE WITHOUT ASTETHOSCOPE?
EXERCISES
SOLUTIONS
LESSON 6
RECORDING VITAL SIGNS
6-1. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE FORMS ON WHICH VITAL SIGNS ARERECORDED?
6-2. HOW IS A DA FORM 3950 COMPLETED?
6-3. HOW IS VITAL SIGNS INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM A SF 511?
EXERCISES
SOLUTIONS