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Chapter 24, Problem 2DCR
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The differences you might expect to find in the vital signs of the following individuals, and include the physiologic reasons for these differences?

  • A teenager who has his first football practice in 95ºF heat.
  • An infant with a bacterial ear infection.
  • A young woman arriving at the emergency department after attempted assault.
  • A middle-aged man who sustained serious trauma and bleeding in an automobile crash.
  • A 92-year-old woman with a chronic respiratory disease.

Concept Introduction:

The vital signs are important in assessment of well being of a person. When the vital signs are normal or within the range it indicates the person is healthy and when the vital signs are abnormal it indicates health issues in the patient.

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