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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. 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.






3. Pulse above 100 beats per minute






4. An example of nursing planning






5. How does increased body temperature increase the pulse?






6. Full and bounding (even beats wit strong force)






7. A normal - relaxed breathing pattern






8. Symptoms of hypoxia






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






10. High oxygen






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






12. What happens when vasodilation occurs?






13. Measurement of oxygen






14. Korotkoff sounds Ausculatatory gap:






15. Risk for prolonged hypertension






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

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17. Enviromental temperature BP?






18. When should rectal temperatures NOT be used?






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






20. 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.






21. Signs and symptoms of shock






22. Bend of elbow






23. Fever above 100.2 F






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

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25. Taking a rectal temperature






26. Heart






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






28. What pulse is checked to determine whether there is any blockage of circulation in the artery up to that point - especially in patients who have had cardiac catherization using the femoral artery for the insertion of the catheter or those who had sur






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






30. Korotkoff sounds Phase I: Tapping






31. Pulse lower than 60 beats per minute






32. Are infants blood pressure low or high?






33. Side of wrist






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






35. The average temperature in the older adult






36. Why would patients experience orthostatic hypotenstion?






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






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






39. Substances tat cause fever






40. What patients should not use a glass thermometer orally?






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






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






43. Normal body temperature ranges?






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






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






46. Both strong and weak beats occur within 1 minute






47. Elderly respiration






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






49. Healthly adult






50. Bend of knee