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About the Course

The vital signs – heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, respiration rate, and pain – communicate important information about the physiological status of the human body. In this six-part course we explore the anatomy and physiology underlying the vital signs so that you will develop a systematic, integrated understanding of how the body functions. Relevant body systems are reviewed including cardiovascular and respiratory, followed by explanations of how the function of these systems affects vital signs. We discuss normal ranges, normal variants, and the mechanisms that underlie changes in the objective measurement of vital signs. The course also includes demonstrations of appropriate techniques for measuring vital signs in yourself and others. The course is designed for a broad, general audience but will be particularly interesting for individuals working in healthcare, those considering a career as a healthcare professional, lay caregivers, those with an interest in personal health and fitness, or anyone who simply wants to understand how the body functions....

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JA

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I really enjoyed the course. It looked at vital signs in a really different view from the traditional ways of looking at it and it was really informative. The practical sessions too were great. Nice!

DO

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I struggled in the beginning, but, as the course progressed I improved. Dr. Scanga and the teaching staff were awesome. Encouraging students and tossing in humor made the course interesting for me.

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By Adewale M

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Aug 27, 2017

Course material and content are detailed and on point.

Great learning tool for student nurses and will be a good refresher for experienced nurses.

By Deleted A

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Feb 5, 2022

This course was very informative and educationial , I would recommend it of health care people as well as people who are having heart problems

By Hana B

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May 11, 2021

Very effective way of learning - Professor Scanga is great and her way of teaching and asking questions helps a lot to remember well. THANK YOU.

By Aalaa A B

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Mar 14, 2021

The course was very useful.

I've learned a lot about our body and understanding what he's telling us.

It's going to help me in my business a lot.

By Gayle M

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Apr 29, 2020

Dr. Scanga was delightful! I appreciated her expertise and the way she approached her way of teaching, very inclusive to the learner. Thank you!

By DeShaun R

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Nov 2, 2020

All I have to say is if I had Dr. Scanga my first few years of studies I definitely would've gone to class. Great teaching made easy to follow.

By Maureen T

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Sep 16, 2016

Well organized and well presented. I felt that I had learnt a lot in this course, it was exactly as described and easy to fit into my schedule.

By Mercedes P

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Sep 16, 2023

Very well put together, with excellent presentations. The interaction with the students made it feel like a more natural learning environment.

By Lydia J

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Sep 26, 2021

It is excellent, they explain in a simple way and with examples that we can see either in everyday life or within a hospital or medical office

By Amanda G D

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Sep 11, 2021

Great instruction videos. Lecturer had a great understanding of course concepts and was very effective in her communication of those concepts.

By Aqil A

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Nov 21, 2019

it was the good online resource for the students to study their interesting subject

at last i am very thanks to coursera team for this content

By Iskander S

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Jan 31, 2019

I d Like to say many thanks for the great experience to all teaching stuff. Es[ecially to Dr.Scanga!

Wish Your team great success to good luck!

By Sinem S

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Jun 19, 2018

i feel thankful about this course. vital signs examination is the most important part in physical examination. I updated my health information

By Pranav Y

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Nov 14, 2017

Coming from a engineering background, this course gave a lot of insight into my own human body. #vital_things_to_know_about_yourself_literally

By Sabrina S

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Sep 21, 2021

I really realy like to do this cours and all of known acquire here ,grateful Dr scanga Amanda and all the people that contribuite to do this

By Sharon L

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Jul 12, 2020

Great course if you are looking to learn more about the human body in your own time or if you desire to further your education in healthcare.

By jasmyn l

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May 11, 2020

great for students & professionals. Gives a deeper understanding & explaining to what's going on and allows us to teach our patients as well!

By Luiz N

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Oct 4, 2019

Muito bom. A mesclagem de informações facilita a compreensão entre os sistemas e as reações internas e externas ocorridas no organismo humano

By fatemeh m

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Jun 11, 2023

hey . this course it was amazing and so useful . and thank you all of staff for providing this course . i'm so glad for passing this course.

By Himeur M

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Oct 24, 2020

Amazing and really pedagogical ways to explain things, this helped me review most of what I learned this year in medical school!! Thank you!

By Shruthi G

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Jul 3, 2020

Very engaging! Dr. Scanga teaches in a way that is very easy to understand. The demonstrations in between every lesson were also fascinating

By Therese M M A

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Apr 21, 2020

I love how Dr. Scangga discussed the topics and how each lessons are delivered that is in slow understandable manner to a student.

thank you.

By Deleted A

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Nov 14, 2018

Very nice balance of the functional clinical information and the physiology behind the data. Delivered in a pleasant and interesting format.

By Balaji S

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Oct 17, 2018

i learned many thing in this course with lots of knowledge. Thank you for this wonderful course and many doubt has clarified in this course.

By Gertilda B

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Dec 18, 2021

This course is really helpful and it it helped me to learn new information and revise information that I already had studied at university.