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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....

Top reviews

BR

Sep 29, 2018

Yes, it is very useful to me and I will suggest to my friends to take this course. My sincere Thanks to Connie B. Scanga, PhD, she taken the all lecture clearly and her lecture was easy to understand.

AB

Jun 29, 2017

I really enjoyed to the professor and the idea of learning the material with her students. It made me feel as if I was in the classroom learning with them. She broke down the material in a great way.

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Apr 1, 2020

The course is good but I don't have the stuff to run it and I'm in middle school so it only gets 4 stars.

By Maria O G

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Jul 17, 2019

it was really good experience and also really informative. i am impressed the way you teaching seriously

By Murtuza A

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Sep 18, 2016

An excellent overview of human physiology, recommended for undergraduate medicine or nursing students :)

By srishti g

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Oct 17, 2017

vital signs course is very beneficial to learn basic about cardiology ...i love to do that course

By Dimitris M

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Aug 16, 2017

Very helpful course. Good for the understanding of basic concepts of physiology. Well organized!

By Archie M

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Oct 15, 2017

An excellent course to take in order to understand the basics of vital signs in the human body.

By Tetsuo U

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Dec 15, 2018

Thank you very much. I learned a lot about my body and enjoyed the course very much.

By Tom H

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Oct 27, 2016

Complemented my learning and taught me how to treat and assess different vital signs.

By Marian I

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Jun 10, 2020

Dr scanga made it easy for me to understand this course.. it was an amazing journey.

By Kettrin A

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Jul 27, 2017

Like this knowledge very much. Would like to learn more if course is available.

By Athithyan C

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Oct 29, 2018

I have learned more about our body vital functions and made me to understand

By Anita V R

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Feb 25, 2020

very good course to get a .basic knowledge of vital signs for common people

By wilmayork f

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Dec 29, 2022

Muy bien la verdad no esperaba tanto del curso muy completo muy didáctico

By Markus S

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Mar 14, 2016

I was primarily interested in the cardiology section, which was very good.

By Kristy S

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May 28, 2017

This course was good for a lot of different levels of understanding.

By TALHA A

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Jan 2, 2022

It was a great learning experience with Professor Connie Scanga

By Ankur d

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May 15, 2020

It is a very good experience to learn vital signs of body parts

By Dorothy H

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Jul 4, 2016

Very useful even to folks not in the medical fields. Well done!

By George M

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Dec 23, 2018

very good but there is a leakage on practical performance

By Kevin O

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Jan 3, 2023

The explanations are very clear and easy to understand.

By Saher A

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Sep 3, 2019

It was very intersting

I love this experience so much

By Denise G

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Jul 2, 2017

Great, challenging course. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

By Nour J

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May 3, 2017

Excellent review about vital capacity development

By Agatha A

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Aug 4, 2021

some more diagrams could have been more helpful

By Paulette G

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Sep 18, 2020

The content was great. It is very informative.