Vital signs, the Glossary
Vital signs (also known as vitals) are a group of the four to six most crucial medical signs that indicate the status of the body's vital (life-sustaining) functions.[1]
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Adolescence
Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to adulthood (typically corresponding to the age of majority).
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Anaesthetic machine
An anaesthetic machine (British English) or anesthesia machine (American English) is a medical device used to generate and mix a fresh gas flow of medical gases and inhalational anaesthetic agents for the purpose of inducing and maintaining anaesthesia.
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Ankle–brachial pressure index
The ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI) or ankle-brachial index (ABI) is the ratio of the blood pressure at the ankle to the blood pressure in the upper arm (brachium). Vital signs and Ankle–brachial pressure index are physical examination.
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Arterial occlusion
Arterial occlusion is a condition involving partial or complete blockage of blood flow through an artery.
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Biotelemetry
Biotelemetry (or medical telemetry) involves the application of telemetry in biology, medicine, and other health care to remotely monitor various vital signs of ambulatory patients.
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Blood pressure
Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of blood vessels.
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Blood sugar level
The blood sugar level, blood sugar concentration, blood glucose level, or glycemia is the measure of glucose concentrated in the blood.
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Body mass index
Body mass index (BMI) is a value derived from the mass (weight) and height of a person. Vital signs and Body mass index are medical signs.
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Brachial artery
The brachial artery is the major blood vessel of the (upper) arm.
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Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula.
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Cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest, also known as sudden cardiac arrest, is when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating.
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Cardiac cycle
The cardiac cycle is the performance of the human heart from the beginning of one heartbeat to the beginning of the next.
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Carotid artery
Carotid artery may refer to.
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Diastole
Diastole is the relaxed phase of the cardiac cycle when the chambers of the heart are refilling with blood.
Dorsalis pedis artery
In human anatomy, the dorsalis pedis artery (dorsal artery of foot) is a blood vessel of the lower limb.
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Early warning score
An early warning score (EWS) is a guide used by medical services to quickly determine the degree of illness of a patient.
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Emergency medical technician
An emergency medical technician (often, more simply, EMT) is a medical professional that provides emergency medical services.
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Fever
Fever or pyrexia in humans is a body temperature above the normal range due to an increase in the body's temperature set point in the hypothalamus.
Health
Health has a variety of definitions, which have been used for different purposes over time.
Heart rate
Heart rate is the frequency of the heartbeat measured by the number of contractions of the heart per minute (beats per minute, or bpm). Vital signs and heart rate are medical signs.
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Human body temperature
Normal human body temperature (normothermia, euthermia) is the typical temperature range found in humans. Vital signs and human body temperature are medical signs and physical examination.
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Hypertension
Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated.
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Hyperthermia
Hyperthermia, also known simply as overheating, is a condition in which an individual's body temperature is elevated beyond normal due to failed thermoregulation.
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Hypotension
Hypotension, also known as low blood pressure, is a cardiovascular condition characterized by abnormally reduced blood pressure.
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Hypothermia
Hypothermia is defined as a body core temperature below in humans.
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Infant
An infant or baby is the very young offspring of human beings.
Intensive care unit
An intensive care unit (ICU), also known as an intensive therapy unit or intensive treatment unit (ITU) or critical care unit (CCU), is a special department of a hospital or health care facility that provides intensive care medicine.
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International System of Units
The International System of Units, internationally known by the abbreviation SI (from French Système international d'unités), is the modern form of the metric system and the world's most widely used system of measurement.
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Limb (anatomy)
A limb (from Old English lim, meaning "body part") is a jointed, muscled appendage of a tetrapod vertebrate animal used for weight-bearing, terrestrial locomotion and physical interaction with other objects.
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McGraw Hill Education
McGraw Hill is an American publishing company for educational content, software, and services for pre-K through postgraduate education.
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Medical record
The terms medical record, health record and medical chart are used somewhat interchangeably to describe the systematic documentation of a single patient's medical history and care across time within one particular health care provider's jurisdiction.
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Menstrual cycle
The menstrual cycle is a series of natural changes in hormone production and the structures of the uterus and ovaries of the female reproductive system that makes pregnancy possible.
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Mercury (element)
Mercury is a chemical element; it has symbol Hg and atomic number 80.
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Millimetre
Different lengths as in respect to the electromagnetic spectrum, measured by the metre and its derived scales. The microwave is between 1 meter to 1 '''millimeter'''. The millimetre (international spelling; SI unit symbol mm) or millimeter (American spelling) is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one thousandth of a metre, which is the SI base unit of length.
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Monitoring (medicine)
In medicine, monitoring is the observation of a disease, condition or one or several medical parameters over time.
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Operating theater
An operating theater (also known as an Operating Room (OR), operating suite, operation suite, or Operation Theatre (OT)) is a facility within a hospital where surgical operations are carried out in an aseptic environment.
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Oxygen saturation (medicine)
Oxygen saturation is the fraction of oxygen-saturated haemoglobin relative to total haemoglobin (unsaturated + saturated) in the blood.
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Pain
Pain is a distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli.
Pain scale
A pain scale measures a patient's pain intensity or other features.
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Popliteal artery
The popliteal artery is a deeply placed continuation of the femoral artery opening in the distal portion of the adductor magnus muscle.
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Posterior tibial artery
The posterior tibial artery of the lower limb is an artery that carries blood to the posterior compartment of the leg and plantar surface of the foot.
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Pulse
In medicine, a pulse represents the tactile arterial palpation of the cardiac cycle (heartbeat) by fingertips.
Pulse oximetry
Pulse oximetry is a noninvasive method for monitoring blood oxygen saturation.
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Pulse pressure
Pulse pressure is the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Vital signs and Pulse pressure are medical signs.
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Pupil
The pupil is a hole located in the center of the iris of the eye that allows light to strike the retina.
Radial artery
In human anatomy, the radial artery is the main artery of the lateral aspect of the forearm.
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Rapid response system
A rapid response system (RRS) is a system implemented in many hospitals designed to identify and respond to patients with early signs of clinical deterioration on non-intensive care units with the goal of preventing respiratory or cardiac arrest.
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Reference range
In medicine and health-related fields, a reference range or reference interval is the range or the interval of values that is deemed normal for a physiological measurement in healthy persons (for example, the amount of creatinine in the blood, or the partial pressure of oxygen).
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Remote patient monitoring
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is a technology to enable monitoring of patients outside of conventional clinical settings, such as in the home or in a remote area, which may increase access to care and decrease healthcare delivery costs.
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Respiratory rate
The respiratory rate is the rate at which breathing occurs; it is set and controlled by the respiratory center of the brain.
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Segmental blood pressure
Segmental blood pressure is used to measure actual limb blood pressure, to assess and locate arterial occlusion.
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Sex
Sex is the biological trait that determines whether a sexually reproducing organism produces male or female gametes.
Shortness of breath
Shortness of breath (SOB), known as dyspnea (in AmE) or dyspnoea (in BrE), is an uncomfortable feeling of not being able to breathe well enough.
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Signs and symptoms
Signs and symptoms are the observed or detectable signs, and experienced symptoms of an illness, injury, or condition. Vital signs and signs and symptoms are medical signs.
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Sphygmomanometer
A sphygmomanometer, also known as a blood pressure monitor, or blood pressure gauge, is a device used to measure blood pressure, composed of an inflatable cuff to collapse and then release the artery under the cuff in a controlled manner, and a mercury or aneroid manometer to measure the pressure.
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Stethoscope
The stethoscope is a medical device for auscultation, or listening to internal sounds of an animal or human body.
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Systole
Systole is the part of the cardiac cycle during which some chambers of the heart contract after refilling with blood.
Thermometer
A thermometer is a device that measures temperature (the degree of hotness or coldness of an object) or temperature gradient (the rates of change of temperature in space).
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Thermoregulation
Thermoregulation is the ability of an organism to keep its body temperature within certain boundaries, even when the surrounding temperature is very different.
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Toddler
A toddler is a child approximately 1 to 3 years old, though definitions vary.
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a Cabinet-level executive branch department of the federal government charged with providing lifelong healthcare services to eligible military Veterans at the 170 VA medical centers and outpatient clinics located throughout the country.
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Watch
A watch is a portable timepiece intended to be carried or worn by a person.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vital_signs
Also known as Dynamap, Vital function, Vital parameter, Vital parameters, Vital sign, Vital signs (medicine).
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