Complete the sentences with the words from the box

clerking · oxygen saturation · temperature chart · baseline · admit a patient · pulse · blood pressure reading · drowsy · vital signs · working diagnosis · alert · admitting doctor · initial assessment

• The resident spent an hour ____ the new patient from Seattle in the emergency department.
• It is standard protocol to ____ who shows acute symptoms.
• The ____ reviewed the medical history before starting the physical examination.
• After the initial assessment, the team discussed a preliminary ____ .
• The ____ must be documented within two hours of arrival at Boston General Hospital.
• A rapid check of ____ showed normal respiration and a steady heart rate.
• The nurse recorded a high ____ for the gentleman from Philadelphia.
• Her rapid ____ indicated possible dehydration or acute stress.
• Please update the ____ every four hours for this ward bed.
• ____ dropped to ninety-one percent during the walk down the hospital corridor in Denver.
• Although tired, the patient remained ____ and answered all questions clearly.
• The elderly gentleman appeared ____ after receiving his morning medication in Baltimore.
• We need to compare these test results against the patient's clinical ____ from last year.

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