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Medical Graphs
The document discusses how various types of graphs are used in medical contexts. Hospitals use pain scales to assess patient pain levels and treatment needs. Vital signs like heart rate and blood pressure are often graphed electronically. Line and curve graphs are commonly used to monitor things like sleep apnea, cholesterol levels, blood glucose levels, and disease outbreaks over time. Other graphs show concepts like body mass index, sleep patterns, and the glycemic index of foods. Reflexology uses charts to map pressure points on hands and feet to different body parts.
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Hospitals use a 1 to 10 pain scale for patient treatment evaluation; serious pain can last several days post-surgery.
Vital signs (Heart Rate, Pulse, Respiration, Blood Pressure) are monitored electronically; various graph types like line and column graphs are used for tracking health metrics.
Graphs monitor blood glucose after meals; the Glycemic Index ranks foods based on blood sugar impact.
Graphs track disease spread; methods like Iridology and Reflexology use mapping techniques for health assessment and treatment.
Some medical graphs serve light-hearted purposes; links to additional resources related to medical mathematics.
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- 2. Hospitals have a1 to 10 pain scale, which is used to work out how patients are going, and what relief treatment might be needed. Image Source: http://springpblwow.springnote.com
- 3. Serious pain is usually experienced forseveral days after a major medical operation.
- 4. “Vital Signs” suchas Heart Rate, Pulse, Respiration, and Blood Pressure, are monitored and graphed electronically and recorded on a specialised computer. Image Source: http://www.pec-equipment.com
- 5. Most Medical Graphsare Line or Curve Graphs, rather than Bar Charts or Pie Charts. Image Source: http://farm3.static.flickr.com
- 6. However, sometimes columngraphs are used. Image Source: http://www.thingstheydontteachyou.com
- 7. Sometimes stacked columngraphs are used. Image Source: http://www.soill.co.za
- 8. Line Graphs areused for monitoring patient Cholesterol levels. (Related to Heart Health) Image Source: http://www.ricediet.com
- 9. BMI – Body MassIndex Charts are used to work out if adults are at a correct healthy body weight. Image Source: http://wikieducator.org
- 10. Line Graphs areused to monitor breathing during sleep to check for “Sleep Apnea”. Image Sources: http://1800cpap.com http://www.sciencecodex.com http://sleepzine.com
- 11. Some more SleepApnea Graphs. Image Source: http://nyxdevices.com
- 12. How much Sleephave you been getting lately? Image Source: http://www.nanotechnologystore.com
- 13. Graphs are usedfor detecting Diabetes by measuring blood glucose levels after a meal. Image Source: http://www.glycemicedge.com
- 14. The following graphshows how blood glucose levels vary with the type of food eaten. Image Source: http://www.diabeteshealthysolutions.com
- 15. The Glycemic Indexrates foods based on how they affect blood sugar levels. Image Source: http://static.ddmcdn.com
- 16. Graphs are usedfor tracking disease epidemics. Image Source: http://www.avert.org
- 17. Iridology makes achart of areas of the human eye which are believed to indicate body health. (See next slide for a detailed chart). Image Source: http://28.media.tumblr.com
- 18. Reflexology Chart forthe Feet. Image Source: http://2.bp.blogspot.com
- 19. Reflexology, Acupressure, Acupuncture,and Massage all use the concept of stimulating pressure points in various locations of the body to relieve stress and/or to stimulate the body’s natural healing processes. For Reflexology there are charts which map out areas of the hands and feet to show how they relate to parts of the body. These are not really graphs, but are more like maps.
- 20. Reflexology Chart forthe Feet. Image Source: http://healthy-ojas.com
- 21. And some MedicalGraphs are just for fun Image Source: Graphjam.com
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