Physiological Measurements

Hypothyroidism can affect the body temperature because it slows down the metabolism. This causes the energy produced to be less. With that

Body temperature is maintained within a fairly regular range by the hypothalamus that is found in the brain. The hypothalamus

Normal temperature for the human body is about 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. This is about 37

Usually a doctor will use a spirometer. A Spirometer is a device that has these candles on it. You blow into the Spirometer and depending on how many candles you blow out you have the possibility of Asthma and how serious it is. The more serious it is the easier it is to detect it and the more fatal the attacks are. They might also have you run on a treadmill to see how your body reacts to the exercise and they will give you the results within a few weeks. “level for the inspiratory or expiratory scan can be achieved in around 90% of children”(Salamon, Elizabeth). The tests usually take a few days and the results take a few weeks because the doctors like to be 100% correct when diagnosing Asthma because the treatment could possibly hurt the person believed to be an asthmatic if they don’t really have Asthma. If you have Asthma they will give you certain treatments to prevent the

Blood pressure readings are noted in two separate areas, the systolic and diastole. The systole (top number) is the pressure within the arteries when the heart is contracting and pushing the blood forward. When a blood pressure is above the normal range this is notation that the heart is having to work harder to pump the blood properly within the system. The diastole (bottom number) is the pressure within the arteries when the heart is relaxed. A normal blood pressure reading is 120/80, 139/89 is pre hypertensive and 140/90 and higher is labeled as hypertensive. Elevated blood pressures can be divided into two separate categories, this is primary and secondary hypertension (HTN) (Egan & Zhao, 2013).

The human body kind of reacts “like a car engine, it also breaks down when it reaches its limits to absorb and dissipate too much heat” A normal temperature is 37.5 Celsius and 38.3 Celsius depending on what source you are going by.

Homeostasis. The control system behind maintaining an equilibrium in its internal environment. In humans the homeostatic control system is powered mainly by negative feedback loops to maintain things such as. Internal body temperature, blood glucose levels, etc… This essay focuses on the maintaining of the internal body temperature and the methods used to stop the athlete's body going in either hypothermia(dangerously low internal body temperature) or hyperthermia(dangerously high internal body temperature).

That being said, it takes an abnormally high body temperature to be classified as hyperthermia. Usually the body reaches an internal temperature of 104°F before it goes into shock and dies. It can be caused from extreme weather conditions, drug use, other medical conditions could cause the body to not be able to stabilize the internal core temperature. In order to treat hyperthermia, doctors need to restore the temperature back to its normal 98.6°F. Serious consequences can come from hyperthermia, including tissue damage, organ damage if the tissues are damaged severely, lesions on internal organs, and sometimes fatality. Heat stroke occurs in both male and female. The illness effects people who are over 50 more severely, because they are unable to fight off the increasing heat. Circulation is also poor in elderly people due to deteriorating artery walls. This is a huge issue when dealing with hyperthermia because older people will have a harder time circulating more blood cells to damaged sites. Small children often suffer from heat stroke because they have a larger surface to weight ratio. Treatment for hyperthermia is to cool down the body, but not to the point where the patient will become hypothermic. Doctors use both internal and external techniques in order to balance the temperature. A few signs and symptoms include dizziness, confusion from the heat affecting the mental state of the patient and nausea. So remember to take caution when sitting out in the sun for long periods of time. Your body is susceptible for hyperthermia and potentially other health

Vital signs that are commonly used for the assessment of a patient’s health include pulse rate, respiration rate, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation. Assessment of the pulse rate is for measurement of the rhythm and circulation of

If the surface of your skin gets too chilly, skin receptors send signals to the brain telling it to heat up. The signals visit your brain and to your spinal cord, that sends a message to different nerves everywhere your body that sets into motion a series of warming waves. Shivering is one such tactic, during which your muscles contract and expand (tightening and loosening) in speedy bursts. Moving our muscles burns calories and generates heat, which is why we get so warm during exercise. in addition to quaky limbs, your jaw muscles might begin to shiver, creating your teeth chatter. This twitching exercise generates heat, that helps to boost body temperature. it is also your signal to get warm. that is once things begin to get fascinating. Once your body warms back up, your brain and nerves tell your muscles to prevent

In conclusion we understand factors that make recording respiratory rate difficult. The reasons some Registered Nurse’s believe due to experience not to undertake respiratory assessment, unless showed signs or reported having a serious diagnosis otherwise seen unnecessary. However studies have shown the importance of recording vital signs particularly respiratory rate in relation to early indication of

High blood pressure is a systolic number of 140 or higher, or a diastolic number of 90 or higher (140/90). Normal blood pressure is a systolic number less than 130 and a diastolic number below 85 (120/80). High normal blood pressure is a systolic number between 130 and 139 or a diastolic number between 85 and 89. (135/85).

Despite its importance, respiration rates are being found to be documented less often that any other vital sign. . This may be due to inadequete understanding of the physiology of respiratory rate and the potential problems that an increased or decreased respiratory rate could mean. (Ansell, Meyer & Thompson 2014). Respiratory rate remains the only vital sign taken manually, without a machine, which could also contribute to why it is inconsistantly taken. Respiratory rate is a highly sensitive marker of patients’ conditions and of early signs of deterioration, and their assessment can help health practitioners detect subtle changes in patients’ physiology and reduce the risk of multi-organ damage, arrest or death. (Smith et al 2011, Cretikos

Makinen et al (2008) tested 10 male subjects who were exposed to control 25° Celsius and 10° Celsius environments for 2 hours on 10 successive days in a laboratory. As a result for that experiment, acute cold exposure increased by 36%, cold acclimation resulted in higher mean skin temperature (sk) 0.6° Celsius, and lower Catecholamines (NE) by 24% response in cold. There was a smaller increase in heart rate and blood pressure occurred at 10° Celsius during the handgrip test after cold acclimation.

Temperature is very important temperature tells us the specific degree of hotness or coldness of the body. The hypothalamus triggers sweat glands and muscles incase the body needs to heat up and or cool down. The healthy average for temperature is somewhere between 97.8 and 99 degrees F. My heart rate was 98.6 which is in fact in between 97.8 and 99 degrees F. temperature is measured by a thermometer which can be many