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Measuring Vital Signs

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






2. Both strong and weak beats occur within 1 minute






3. If the cardiac output falls what will happen to the BP?






4. What happens when vasodilation occurs?






5. Lobes in the lungs?






6. Subnormal body temperature the regulating center in the hypothalamus is greatly impaired when the temperature of the body falls below 94 degrees - at that point? sleepiness and coma are apt to develop.






7. The temperature falls to normal and then rises again in a repeating pattern.






8. How does external respiration occur?






9. 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.






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






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






12. Side of neck






13. 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






14. Continuous dry - rattling sounds heard on ausculation of the lungs caused by partial obstruction.






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






16. 2nd stage of fever is?






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






18. Low oxygen






19. When should rectal temperatures NOT be used?






20. Side of forehead






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






22. Risk for prolonged hypertension






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






24. Why would patients experience orthostatic hypotenstion?






25. 3rd stage of fever?






26. Enviromental temperature BP?






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






28. Gradual return to a normal temperature






29. Average pulse rate for an adult






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






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






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


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






34. Irregular pulse - a period of normal rhythm broken by periods of irregularity or skipped beats.






35. When should rectal temperatures be used?






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






37. Whisting sound of air forced past a partial obstruction - as found in asthma or emphysema.






38. How do emotions increase the pulse rate?






39. How is shock caused?






40. People most at risk for hypertension






41. Groin area






42. How should respirations be counted?






43. Diurnal variation BP?






44. What are the 5 vital signs?






45. Abrupt decline in fever






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






47. 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?






48. Absence of breathing






49. The average temperature in the older adult






50. Taking a rectal temperature