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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. What affects does aging do to the heart rate?

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






3. High oxygen






4. How does external respiration occur?






5. Excessive sweat production






6. Head injury BP?






7. Decreased levels of oxygen in the blood - often seen in patients wo are under medical sedation - who are recovering from anesthesia or abdominal surgery - or who are in a weak or debiliated condition.






8. How does emotional stress raise the body's temperature?






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






10. respirations become faster and deeper - then slower and shallower wit a period of apnea - called the death rattle.






11. An example of nursing planning






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






13. An example of a nursing diagnoses






14. Axillary temperature are






15. The pressure wave causing te arterial walls in the vascular system each time the heart contracts to force blood into an already full aorta.






16. How should respirations be counted?






17. A high temperature falls - usually in the morning - and again rises later in the day. The temperature never fails to normal in this type of fever until recovery occurs.






18. Bend of elbow






19. How does age affect pulse?






20. When the heart contracts How many mLs of blood is propelled into the aorta?






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






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






23. Increased rate and depth with panting and long grunting exhalation. Often seen with patients with acidosis and renal failure.

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24. Obtaining the correct size for a cuff for BP?






25. Gas exchange in the blood occurs where?






26. How cardiac contractions are normally initiated by the electrical impules emerging from what?






27. Symptoms of hypoxia






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






29. When should rectal temperatures NOT be used?






30. Hearing






31. Louder knocking sound that occurs wit each heartbeat






32. 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






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






34. The volume of blood pushed into the aorta per heartbeat.






35. Healthly adult






36. Stage 1 hypertension






37. Korotkoff sounds Ausculatatory gap:






38. Shock - hemorrhage - low cardiac output - inadequate volume of blood?






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






40. Elevated temperature






41. A sudden change or muffling of the sound. (indicates diastolic pressure in children and some adults)






42. Abnormal - nonmusical sound heard on ausculation of the lungs during inspiration; also called rales. Sound like hair rubbed between the fingers next to the ears.






43. How should baby's temperature be taken?






44. What affects does aging do to the blood pressure?






45. Carbon dioxide is carried as bicarbonate ion in the blood until it reaches where?






46. Side of neck






47. Gradual return to a normal temperature






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






49. How does increased body temperature increase the pulse?






50. Does the respiration rate increase or decrease during fever?