General Inspection and Vitals
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| What does general inspection include? | Physical appearance & hygiene (general appearance, age, skin, and hygiene), body structure (inspecting stature, nutritional status and body symmetry), body movement, emotional and mental status and behavior (alterness, facial expressions, tone of voice, a
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| What are age-related variations? | Younger children have high respiratory rates, for example.
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| What is stature? | If the patient's height is appropriate for his/her age.
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| What is guarding? | Protective withdrawl or positioning of a body part during an injury.
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| What is checked when obtaining a patient's viatl signs? | Temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation.
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| What regulates body temperature? | The hypothalamus
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| What is the normal body temperature range? | 96.4 to 99.1, with an average of 98.6.
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| What is height influenced by? | Genetics and diet
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| What does the systolic blood pressure measure? | The maximum pressure exerted on arteries when the ventricles eject blood from the heart.
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| Waht does diastolic blood pressure measure? | The amount of pressure exerted on the vessels; this occurs when the ventricles of the heart relax.
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| Pulse Pressure | The difference between the systolic and diastolic pressures, which normally range from 30 to 40 mm Hg.
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