MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A patient’s vital signs (blood pressure, core body temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation) are the first measurement indicating if there is a homeostatic imbalance. A basic metabolic panel is a quick blood test to show electrolyte disturbances, if present, to guide diagnosis and treatment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vital signs are useful in detecting or monitoring medical problems. Vital signs can be measured in a medical setting, at home, at the site of a medical emergency, or elsewhere.

Detailed explanation-3: -A healthy human body is able to self-regulate through homeostasis, which is the body’s natural ability to main-tain a stable internal environment by correcting abnormal conditions and balancing bodily processes. Vital signs are indicators of the body’s ability to maintain homeostasis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Homeostasis depends on the body’s ceaselessly carrying on many activities. Its major activities or functions are responding to changes in the body’s environment, exchanging materials between the environment and cells, metabolizing foods, and integrating all of the body’s diverse activities.