Vital Signs - determining the rates and values of the body's temperature, pulse, and respiration, Temperature - degree of heat in a living body, Shock - caused by severe injury & results in a weak pulse & low blood pressure, Anemia/Anemic - deficiency of hemoglobin, reducing # of RBC; causing body weakness, Fever - body temperature is above normal, Hypothermia - body temperature is below normal, Respiration - acts of breathing, Inspiration - expansion of the chest/thorax, Experation - the expulsion of air from the lungs, Respiration Rate - # of inspirations per minute, Respiration Depth - intensity/indication of strain, Respiration Sound - absence of noise, Dyspnea - labored breathing, Pulse Rate - measurement of heart rate, Beats Per Minute (BPM) - # of heartbeats per minute, Pulse Rate Frequency - # of beats per minute, Femoral Pulse - pulse found inside the thigh of the hind leg, Ambient Temperature - temperature of the environment or air,

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