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3 others are pulse respiration blood pressure. These measurements are taken to help assess the general physical health of a person give clues to possible diseases and show progress toward recovery. Technologies for measuring vital signs in order to monitor vital signs such as heart rate breathing blood pressure and temperature skin conductance and body composition various sensors are required and solutions must be compact energy efficient and reliable. Vital signs also known as vitals are a group of the four to six most important medical signs that indicate the status of the bodys vital life sustaining functions. Body temperature measurement is explained in detail accompanied with the description of vital signsfor further detail about pulse respiration blood pressure oxygen saturation pain i will. Tprbp vital signs temperature balance between heat production and heat loss is body temperature 401 nursing fundamentals 7243 12.
Temperatures taken rectally using a glass or digital thermometer tend to be 05 to 07 degrees f higher than when taken by mouth. Measurement of body heat is one of the vital signs.