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Doctors take vital signs in order to obtain the state of the body. For example, taking vital signs will let a doctor know how hard a person's heart is working, whether his or her temperature is stable, and if he or she has a heart issue.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 10y agoIt is important to know the right way of taking vital signs because accuracy is needed when you want to know the true condition of the patient. These vital signs tell you that and you will be able to assess the stability of the patient. If you do not know how to take it correctly then you will have erroneous vital signs.
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∙ 8y agoVital signs are used to establish whether someone's health is improving or deteriorating and therefore gives a good determination of whether medical intervention is required and sometimes what is wrong with them e.g. low blood pressure, high blood pressure, weak pulse etc
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∙ 14y agoto have a baseline to see if pt is getting better or worse
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∙ 12y agocause people could get hurt and/or die. If you want to get into a medical business you do't want people to get hurt
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Why do doctors look at vital signs?
It gives them clues about what problems a person may or may not have.
Do you have to give your vital signs to the nurse?
No. But there is no rational reason not to allow them to be measured and if you do not you will be depriving your doctors of important information.
Do you take the vital signs of animals?
No, but if it floats your boat...
Do certified nursing assistants take vital signs?
yes.
What are the tools for vital signs?
tools for taking vital signs
Why do you check vital signs one hour after a transfusion?
It is to see how well the heart is reacting to the new blood that has been put into the body. And vital signs are always checked whether they just received a blood transfusion or if it is just a regular doctors visit. Vital signs are very important!
What does the medical abbreviation vital signs qid mean?
Vital signs qid is an instruction to check vital signs four times daily.
When was Vital Signs - novel - created?
Vital Signs - novel - was created in 1991.
When was Vital Signs - band - created?
Vital Signs - band - was created in 1986.
When did Vital Signs - band - end?
Vital Signs - band - ended in 1998.
How vital signs will be most affected by chf?
how does copd affect vital signs
How many pages does Vital Signs - novel - have?
Vital Signs - novel - has 396 pages.
