vital sign
Pulse or temperature
A vital sign is a measurement indicating the state of essential body functions—typically pulse rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and body temperature.
Medical personnel check vital signs to assess a patient's basic physiological status: The nurse recorded his vital signs every hour.
Figuratively, vital signs can indicate the health of any system: economic vital signs.
Arterial blood throb
- blood pressureCirculatory force measurement
- heart rateCardiac contractions per minute
- respiration rateFrequency of breath cycles
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
oxygen saturation · monitoring · baseline · charting · medical chart · assessment · observation · triage
Severity-based prioritization
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
- code blueHospital cardiac arrest signal
- CPREmergency revival technique
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
paramedic · trauma · deteriorating · crashing · unstable · life-threatening · critical · urgent
Arterial pressure measuring instrument
- stethoscopeMedical listening instrument
- oximeterBlood saturation measuring device
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
- blood pressure cuffDevice measuring cardiovascular force
heart rate monitor · pulse oximeter · electrocardiogram · ECG · digital thermometer · probe · sensor · telemetry
Secure and unchanging
- unstableProne to sudden change
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- fluctuatingShifting irregularly over time
- decliningDecreasing in strength
improving · maintained · sustained · baseline · consistent · erratic · labile · trending
pulse
Arterial blood throb
- blood pressureCirculatory force measurement
- heart rateCardiac contractions per minute
- respiration rateFrequency of breath cycles
temperature · oxygen saturation · monitoring · baseline · charting · medical chart · assessment · observation · triage · documentation
triage
Severity-based prioritization
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
- code blueHospital cardiac arrest signal
- CPREmergency revival technique
defibrillator · paramedic · trauma · deteriorating · crashing · unstable · life-threatening · critical · urgent · first responder
sphygmomanometer
Arterial pressure measuring instrument
- stethoscopeMedical listening instrument
- oximeterBlood saturation measuring device
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
blood pressure cuff · heart rate monitor · pulse oximeter · electrocardiogram · ECG · digital thermometer · probe · sensor · telemetry · ear thermometer
stable
Secure and unchanging
- unstableProne to sudden change
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- fluctuatingShifting irregularly over time
declining · improving · maintained · sustained · baseline · consistent · erratic · labile · trending · stabilized
vital signsymptom
Indicator of disease
chief complaint · diagnosis · patient history · anamnesis · medical history
vital signrigor mortis
Postmortem muscular rigidity
flatline · asystole · clinical death · brain death · decomposition
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