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2. Vital signs - Wikipedia

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   An anesthetic machine with integrated systems for monitoring of several vital parameters, including blood pressure and heart rate. Purpose. assess the general physical health of a person. 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 ...

3. What Are Vital Signs, and Why Are They Important? - Healthline

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   Takeaway. Doctors measure vital signs, like blood pressure, heart rate, and temperature, to understand how a body is functioning and to detect and monitor health issues. Vital signs are ...

4. Early warning score - Wikipedia

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   An early warning score ( EWS) is a guide used by medical services to quickly determine the degree of illness of a patient. It is based on the vital signs ( respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, temperature, blood pressure, pulse / heart rate, AVPU response ). [1] Scores were developed in the late 1990s when studies showed that in-hospital ...

5. Pediatric Vital Signs: A Mom's Guide - Healthline

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   School-age (6 to 11 years old) The average vital signs of a child who is 6 to 11 years old are: heart rate: 75 to 118 beats per minute. respiratory rate: 18 to 25 breaths per minute. blood ...

6. Key Numbers for Heart Health - WebMD

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   There are three key numbers you need -- including one surprisingly easy one that could give you a lifesaving preview of your cardiac risk. Your blood pressure. Your cholesterol levels. Your waist ...

7. How to Read a Vital Signs Monitor - WebMD

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   This usually involves a beeping noise and a flashing color. Many will highlight the problem reading in some way. If one or more vital signs spikes or drops sharply, the alarm may get louder ...

8. MET call - Wikipedia

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   The MET call is a hospital -based system, designed for a nurse (or other staff member) to alert and call other staff for help when a patient's vital signs have fallen outside set criteria. These criteria were designed around studies suggesting that certain vital sign ranges and symptoms occur before poor patient conditions which may lead to ...

9. Symptom Checker with Body from WebMD - Check Your Medical ...

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   Identify possible conditions and treatment related to your symptoms. This tool does not provide medical advice. NEW: This symptom checker now includes the ability to select symptoms by body location. We hope this makes it easier for you to identify your symptoms and possible conditions. The tool also allows you to select multiple symptoms quickly.