Vital signs are indicators of one's overall health. They offer clues to diseases and help evaluate progress toward recovery. Vital signs should be taken at rest. Any abnormal findings should be repeated in order to verify the findings. Body temperature is taken with a thermometer.
Body temperature is lower in the morning than it is in late afternoon and evening.
Temperature can vary with other factors, such as exercise, drinking hot or cold fluids, sitting in a cold room, fighting an infection, and by the accuracy and type of thermometer used. Measured by using any tape measure that normally would measure over 6 to 8 feet. Height may change with age. Your weight is measured on a scale. Make sure that the scale is on a hard level surface when weighing.