Vital Signs Assessment of Vital Signs Temperature
Vital Signs Assessment of Vital Signs Temperature Vital Signs Assessment of Vital Signs Temperature
1/20/2011Heat Production• Metabolism• Shivering• ExerciseHeat Loss• Radiation• transfer from surface• Conduction• transfer throughdirect contact• Convection• transfer by airmovement• Evaporation• transfer when liquidchanged to a gasOral Temperature• 97 - 100 F (98.6)• 36 - 39 C (37)• must be able toclose mouth• eating or smoking,wait• Contraindications• unconscious• seizures• infants, youngchildren• oral disease/surgery• mouth breathing• oxygen by mask2
1/20/2011Rectal Temperature• Reliable• Contraindications• Higher than oral by• rectal surgery1o • diarrhea• rectal disease• heart diseaseOther Methods• Axillary• used when oral or rectal contraindicated• lower than oral by 1 o• Tympanic membrane• readily accessible• not affected by eating, smoking, cerumenElevated Temperature• Pyrexia• Hyperpyrexia3
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- Page 5 and 6: 1/20/2011Subnormal Temperature• H
- Page 7 and 8: 1/20/2011Pulse Quality or Amplitude
- Page 9 and 10: 1/20/2011Respiratory Terms• Apnea
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1/20/2011Heat Production• Metabolism• Shivering• ExerciseHeat Loss• Radiation• transfer from surface• Conduction• transfer throughdirect contact• Convection• transfer by airmovement• Evaporation• transfer when liquidchanged to a gasOral <strong>Temperature</strong>• 97 - 100 F (98.6)• 36 - 39 C (37)• must be able toclose mouth• eating or smoking,wait• Contraindications• unconscious• seizures• infants, youngchildren• oral disease/surgery• mouth breathing• oxygen by mask2
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