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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. How do drugs affect pulse?






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






3. Difference between the apical and radial pulse - this requires two people to count the radial and apicial pulses at the same time to determine whether there is a what?






4. Elevated temperature






5. People most at risk for hypertension






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






7. 1st stage of fever is?






8. 3rd stage of fever?






9. An example of nursing planning






10. Newborn






11. Head injury or any increased intracranial pressure will depress the respiratory center and result in?






12. An example of a nursing diagnoses






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






14. Difficult and labored breathing - can often be accompanied by flared nostrils - anxious appearance - and statements such as I cant get enough air.






15. 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






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






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






18. The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs and tissues and is initiated by the act of breathing.






19. What characteristics should be noted when checking the pulse?






20. Substances tat cause fever






21. The pulse rate multiplied by the stroke volume. This is the amount of blood pumped by the left ventricle in 1 minute. Averaging at about 5mL per minute.






22. Sex BP?






23. A normal - relaxed breathing pattern






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






25. 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.






26. 3 yr old






27. How do emotions increase the pulse rate?






28. When should rectal temperatures NOT be used?






29. When the vascular walls lose elasticity - as with arteriosclerosis and aging what happens to BP?






30. Air movemtn causes heat to be transferred from the skin to the air molecules.






31. Hearing






32. What happens to the blood if overhydration occurs?






33. Symptoms of hypoxia






34. Normal body temperature ranges?






35. How does external respiration occur?






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

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37. Average pulse rate for an adult






38. Stage 1 hypertension






39. Are infants blood pressure low or high?






40. Fast - deep respirations with abrupt pauses

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41. Those at risk for hypothermia include






42. Signs and symptoms of shock






43. Bend of knee






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

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45. A pattern of breathing in which there is an increase in the rate and the depth of breaths and carbon dioxide is expelled - causing te blood level of carbon dioxide to fall. this condition is seen after sever exertion - during high levels of anxiety o






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






47. How should respirations be counted?






48. How is shock caused?






49. The temperature of the deep tissues of the body






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