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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2. Hospitals have a 1 to 10 pain scale, which is
used to work out how patients are
going, and what relief treatment might be
needed.
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3. Serious pain
is usually
experienced
for several
days after a
major medical
operation.

4. “Vital Signs” such as Heart
Rate, Pulse, Respiration, and Blood Pressure, are
monitored and graphed electronically and recorded on
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5. Most Medical Graphs are Line or Curve
Graphs, rather than Bar Charts or Pie Charts.
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6. However, sometimes column graphs are used.
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7. Sometimes stacked column graphs are used.
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8. Line Graphs are used for monitoring patient
Cholesterol levels. (Related to Heart Health)
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9. BMI – Body
Mass Index
Charts are
used to
work out if
adults are
at a correct
healthy
body
weight.
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10. Line Graphs are used to monitor breathing
during sleep to check for “Sleep Apnea”.
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11. Some more Sleep Apnea Graphs.
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12. How much Sleep have you been getting lately?
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13. Graphs are used for detecting Diabetes by
measuring blood glucose levels after a meal.
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14. The following graph shows how blood glucose
levels vary with the type of food eaten.
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15. The Glycemic Index rates foods based on how
they affect blood sugar levels.
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16. Graphs are used for tracking disease epidemics.
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17. Iridology makes a chart of areas of the human
eye which are believed to indicate body health.
(See next slide for a detailed chart).
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18. Reflexology Chart for the Feet.
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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 for the Feet.
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21. And some Medical Graphs are just for fun 
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