vitals signs: understanding what the body is telling us by university of pennsylvania

• week 1: pulse/heart rate
  • basic heart anatomy
  • your beating heart
  • ECG demonstration
  • heart valves
  • assessing heart rate demonstration
  • cardiac cycle
  • assessing pulse demonstration
  • cardiac output
  • week 1 quiz (due july 20th)
• week 2: blood pressure
  • introduction to the blood vessels
  • blood vessel structure
  • blood circulation
  • mantaining blood flow
  • assessing blood pressure demonstration
  • blood pressure regulation
  • week 2 quiz (due july 27th)
• week 3: metabolism
  • introduction
  • cellular respiration
  • assessing metabolic rate demo
  • metabolic lab discussion
  • week 3 quiz (due august 3rd)
• week 4: temperature
  • introduction to thermoregulation
  • mantaining body temperature
  • hypothermia & hyperthermia
  • fever
  • assessing body temperature demo
  • week 4 quiz (due august 10th)
• week 5: respiration rate
  • basic anatomy of the respiratory system
  • anatomy of ventilatiion
  • the mechanics of breathing
  • gas exchange
  • regulating respiration rate
  • assessing respiration rate demo
  • regulating respiration rate review
  • assessing breathing sounds demo
  • week 5 quiz (due august 17th)
• week 6: pain
  • the anatomy & physiology of pain
  • types of pain
  • assessing pain demo
  • social, cultural and psycological influences on pain
  • the teeatment of pain
  • wrapping up vital signs
  • week 6 quiz (due august 24th)