Part 1: Vital Signs

Temperature
Blood Presure
Pulse
Respiration
Part 2: Examination of the chest

Surface Anatomy
Lungs
Methods of Chest Examination

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WHAT IS A NORMAL TEMPERATURE?


We think a normal temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Centigrade) - based on the average of a few measurements taken 100 years ago. Actually, normal temperature in healthy adults ranges from 97 to 99.9 degrees Fahrenheit.

Here is a normal distribution - which applies well to temperature:



HOW TO TAKE TEMPERATURE

How to take an oral temperature
:

Place thermometer under tongue; use probe cover
Wait 3 minutes if mercury thermometer, 10 seconds if electronic
Wait 10 minutes after eating or drinking hot or cold liquids
How to take a rectal temperature :

Use lubrication and probe cover
Rectal temperature is 0.4-0.5 degrees C (0.7 to 0.8 degrees F) higher than oral
Use of axillary temperature :

Axillary temperature correlates poorly with rectal temperature
It may be OK to do axillary reading in neonates if can't do rectal thermometer
Again, normal oral temperature is 97 to 99.9 degrees F (36.1 to 37.7 degrees C)

VITAL SIGNS EXAM VIDEO




http://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/courses/pom1/pexams/VSandChestExam/

[center]CHEST EXAM VIDEO




http://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/courses/pom1/pexams/VSandChestExam/