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Measuring Vital Signs

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






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






3. Fast - deep respirations with abrupt pauses

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4. Substances tat cause fever






5. 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.






6. How is shock caused?






7. 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






8. Taking axillary temperature






9. Macine that measures oxygen in the blood by determining the percentage of hemoglobin that is bound with oxygen.






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






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






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






13. 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?






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






15. Both strong and weak beats occur within 1 minute






16. How do emotions increase the pulse rate?






17. Murmur or swishing sounds that increase as the cuff is deflated






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






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






20. Korotkoff sounds Ausculatatory gap:






21. Louder knocking sound that occurs wit each heartbeat






22. 1st stage of fever is?






23. Are infants blood pressure low or high?






24. Abrupt decline in fever






25. 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.






26. State of insufficient oxygen






27. The temperature of the deep tissues of the body






28. 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.






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






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






31. Side of neck






32. A normal - relaxed breathing pattern






33. What happens to the blood if overhydration occurs?






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

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35. Gas exchange in the blood occurs where?






36. How does age affect pulse?






37. Fever above 100.2 F






38. Prehypertension






39. Hearing






40. How should baby's temperature be taken?






41. Enviromental temperature BP?






42. Taking a rectal temperature






43. Head injury BP?






44. Sex BP?






45. Barely palpable






46. How does increased body temperature increase the pulse?






47. Slow and shallow breathing - leads to hypoxemia.






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






49. Low oxygen






50. Breathing is an involuntary automatic function controlled by the respiratory center located where?