Vital Signs and the Physical Exam

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Across
  1. 1. this position places the patient on their left side
  2. 5. this is the pulse in the neck that is used in CPR
  3. 8. absence of breathing
  4. 9. never place the patient in this position until the provider is in the room
  5. 11. an instantaneous tympanic membrane thermometer is called
  6. 12. the common place to take a patients pulse
  7. 15. the bottom number in blood pressure
  8. 16. the part of the brain that regulates temperature
  9. 19. a blood pressure reading of 128/84 is considered
  10. 20. an elevated body temperature higher than 99.5
Down
  1. 2. the process of measuring
  2. 3. slow breathing, less than 12 per minute
  3. 4. the most accurate method of taking body temperature
  4. 6. fast breathing is called
  5. 7. a low oxygen level is referred to as
  6. 10. a fast heartrate higher than 100 BPM
  7. 13. this clips on the end of the finger and measures pulse and oxygen
  8. 14. difficult or labored breathing
  9. 17. the top number in blood pressure
  10. 18. force and strength of the pulse is referred to as