temperature, types of thermometers, sites for temperature taking, fever, types of fever, pulse, alterations in pulse, respirations, alterations in respiration,blood pressure, alterations in blood pressure, pulse oximeter. hours alloted: 15 hrs.

1. VITAL SIGNS
Temperature, pulse, respiration, blood
pressure and oxygen saturation.

8. HypothalamusAnterior
Hypothalamus
HEAT LOSS :
1. Sweating
2. Vasodilation
3. Inhibition of heat
production
Posterior
Hypothalamus
HEAT
PRODUCTION:
1. Vasoconstriction
2. Shivering

9. BMR

11. Vasoconstriction Heat is conserved
Vasodilation Heat is lost

17. FEVER HYPERTHERMIA HEAT STROKE
HEAT
EXHAUSTION
HYPOTHERMIA

31. PROCEDURE

32. Glass
thermometer
Electronic
thermome
ter
Chemical dot

33. GLASS THERMOMETER
•Mercury filled tube
marked in degrees C, or
F.
•Read visually
•Inexpensive, accurate
and easily disinfected.
•flexible

34. •Rechargeable unit
consisting of an electronic
probe attached to a
portable unit by a thin wire.
•Disposable plastic sheaths
are used to cover probe.
•Color coded red or blue for
oral and rectal thermometer
respectively.

35. •Disposable, in a
thin plastic strip,
patch or tape.
•Contains a matrix of
chemicals that
change color at
designated body
temperatures.
•Less accuarte.

36. •Rechargeable unit that
contains an infra red
sensor at the tip of an
ear probe.
•Measures heat
radiating from tympanic
membrane.

39. • TIME PERIOD

51. • Ear surgery

97. 1. Kussmaul’s
respiration

98. • Periods of respirations of equal depth,
alternating with periods of apnea.
2. Biot’s Respiration

99. • Gradual increase in depth of respirations,
followed by gradual decrease and then a
period of apnea.
3. Cheyne’s stokes
respiration

100. • Absence of breathing
4. Apnea

116. CARDIAC OUTPUT
PERIPHERAL RESISTANCE
BLOOD VOLUME

132. PALPATION