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| 97.6 to 99.6 F (36.5 – 37.5 C) |
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| 98.6 to 100.6 F (37 – 38.1 C) |
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| Normal Axillary body temp. |
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| 96.6 to 98.6 F (35.9 - 37 C) |
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| Normal Tympanic membrane body temp. |
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| normal Temporal artery body temp. |
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| Normal adult blood pressure range |
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| 90/60 to 140/90 (Most physicians and the American Heart Association consider less than 120/80 to be “normal”) |
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| Normal adult respiratory rate |
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| high BP more than 140 (systolic) and more than 90 (diastolic) |
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| breathing deeply and comfortably only when sitting. |
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| deep and rapid breathing pattern that indicates hyperglycemia / diabetic coma. Usually has a fruity smell. |
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| a bluish pigment of the skin on the skin, lips, mucous membranes and nail beds (capillaries) that indicates hypoxia. |
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| cells do not have enough oxygen. |
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| abnormally low level of oxygen in the blood. |
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| rapid breathing and deeper than normal. |
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| when the systolic pressure is between 120 and 139 mm Hg or the diastolic pressure is between 80 and 89 mm Hg. |
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| low BP less than 90 (systolic) and/or less than 60 (diastolic). |
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| slow breathing, less than 12 breaths per minute. |
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| rapid breathing, more than 20 breaths per minute. |
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| breathing is slow, shallow and sometimes irregular. |
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| type of breathing pattern that is rapid then slow. |
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