167 Pages
103 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
167 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Pocket-sized text provides the procedures for taking accurate vital signs. Provides an historical overview and covers such vital signs as temperature, heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and level of consciousness. For nurses, residents and physicians. Wire-spiral binding.
Preface 1. History of the Vital Signs 2. Vital Sign #1: Temperature 3. Vital Sign #2: Heart Rate/Pulse 4. Vital Sign #3: Respiration 5. Vital Sign #4: Blood Pressure 6. Vital Sign #5: Level of Consciousness 7. Pediatric Vitals 8. Resuscitation 9. Future and Controversies
Biography
Joseph V. Stewart, Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine Palmetto Baptist Medical Center Columbia, South Carolina; Adjunct Lecturer, Gross Anatomy South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia, South Carolina; Assistant Professor of Medicine The Chicago Medical School North Chicago, Illinois; Former Professor of Anatomy and Physiology Triton College Rivergrove, Illinois.
