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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. Macine that measures oxygen in the blood by determining the percentage of hemoglobin that is bound with oxygen.






2. The difference between the systolic pressure and the diastolic pressure






3. Sex BP?






4. Heart






5. How do emotions increase the pulse rate?






6. While measuring the BP certain sounds may be heard that relate to the effect of the blood pressure cuff on the arterial wall.






7. By measuring the blood pressure you obtain vital info about what?






8. 1st stage of fever is?






9. Korotkoff sounds Phase I: Tapping






10. Side of forehead






11. No pulse palpable or heard on ausculation






12. Whats the best position to take a rectal temperature?






13. What will happen in febrile stage if temperature is very high or temperature stays for a long amount of time?






14. Increased or rapid breathing results from te presence of fever and a number or diseases. breathing rate increased about 4 breaths for each degree increase in temperature.






15. An example of nursing planning






16. How does menstrual cycle and pregnancy raise the body's temperature?






17. If blood becomes thicker - like when excessive blood cells are manufactured what happens to BP?






18. Substances tat cause fever






19. Excessive sweat production






20. Heat is lost from the body by evaporation. resulting in a daily loss of 800mL of water from skin and lungs.






21. Bend of knee






22. Korotkoff sounds Ausculatatory gap:






23. The rate at which heat is produced when the body is at rest.






24. Normal body temperature ranges?






25. A normal - relaxed breathing pattern






26. Groin area






27. What should you do if you cannot determine BP by ausculation?






28. How does external respiration occur?






29. What affects does aging do to the respiratory rate?






30. Weak and may be irregular






31. Encourage a large fluid intake - lower room temperature - increase air circulation - remove items of clothes - control or reduce the amount of body activity - carry out physicians orders






32. Weak and regular (even beats wit poor force)






33. Taking a rectal temperature






34. Low oxygen






35. Inside ankle






36. Enviromental temperature BP?






37. 3 yr old






38. Snoring sound produced when patients are unable to cough up secretions from the trachea or bronchi






39. Hearing






40. Stage 1 hypertension






41. Those at risk for hypothermia include






42. Absence of breathing






43. Strong and regular ( even beats wit moderate force)






44. 2nd stage of fever is?






45. Blood pressure for any adult should be no higher than






46. Elderly respiration






47. Taking axillary temperature






48. Head injury BP?






49. Shallow for two or three breaths with a period of variable apnea. occur in patients with increased intracranial pressure.

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50. State of insufficient oxygen