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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. How does age affect pulse?






2. Prehypertension






3. Elevated temperature






4. How does increased body temperature increase the pulse?






5. Barely palpable






6. Disappearance of sound. (marks diastolic pressure in adults)






7. Heart






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






9. What happens whens vasoconstriction causes peripheral vascular resistance to rise?






10. The temperature of the deep tissues of the body






11. 3rd stage of fever?






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

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13. Excessive sweat production






14. Louder knocking sound that occurs wit each heartbeat






15. What are the 5 vital signs?






16. 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






17. How should baby's temperature be taken?






18. The temperature is continuously elevated with less than 1 degree of variation within a 24-hour period.






19. How does the time of day (circadian rhythm) affect the body's temperature?

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20. When should rectal temperatures NOT be used?






21. Healthly adult






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






23. What happens when vasodilation occurs?






24. State of insufficient oxygen






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






26. BP at or lower 90/60.






27. When warm skin touches a cool object - heat is lost to the object.






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






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






30. Crowing sound on inspiration caused by obstruction of the upper air passages - as occurs in croup or laryngitis






31. Gas exchange in the blood occurs where?






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






33. Symptoms of hypoxia






34. Groin area






35. Top of left foot






36. Pulse lower than 60 beats per minute






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






38. Fever above 100.2 F






39. Drop in blood pressure when arising to a standing position.






40. Absence of breathing






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

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42. The maximum pressure exerted on the artery during left ventricular contraction.






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






44. How is pulse best found?






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






46. 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?






47. People most at risk for hypertension






48. Why would patients experience orthostatic hypotenstion?






49. Average pulse rate for an adult






50. Elderly respiration